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I'm leaving today
I want to be a part of it, New York, New York
These vagabond shoes
Are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it
New York, New York
I want to wake up in the city that doesn’t sleep
To find I'm king of the hill, top of the heap

These little town blues
Are melting away
I'll make a brand new start of it
In old New York
If I can make it there
I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you, New York, New York.

New York, New York
I want to wake up in the city that never sleeps
And find I’m a number one, top of the list
King of the hill, a number one

These little town blues
Are melting away
I'll gonna make a brand new start of it
In old New York
And if I can make it there
I'm gonna make it anywhere
It's up to you, New York, New York.