verse 1
C
i'm in new york city i'm gonna lower my line
C
New york city is a high timin'
F C
New york city! woo! ain't that a city
G F C
New york city, baby, you've gotta know my line!
verse 2
C
There's one thing folks i'd ask you to do
C
Catch a busride ride up fifth avenue
F C
New york city! woo! ain't that a city
G F C
New york city, baby, you've gotta know my line!
verse 3
C
When you ride that bus keep it on your mind
C
Ride that bus that sure gonna cost you a diamond
F C
New york city! woo! ain't that a city
G F C
New york city, baby, you've gotta know my line!
verse 4
C
When your gammy be callin', "it looks like rain"
C
Sit down inside, catch you a subway train
F C
New york city! woo! ain't that a city
G F C
New york city, baby, you've gotta know my line!
VERSE 5
C
If i ever go down to georgia i'm gonna walk and talk
C
And tell everybody about the city of new york
F C
New york city! woo! ain't that a city
G F C
New york city, baby, you've gotta know my line!
VERSE 6
C
If i go down to lousiana i'll walk in tell
C
Get on atop of the townbell and call a yellin'
F C
New york city! woo! ain't that a city
G F C
New york city, baby, you've gotta know my line!
VERSE 7
C
Train's runnin' in the ground and it won't keep still
C
When i catch me a train to ride to sugar hill
F C
New york city! woo! ain't that a city
G F C
New york city, baby, you've gotta know my line!
G F C
New york city, baby, you've gotta know my line!