Washington, D.C. is a chocolate city, it's alive and living color, Chicago is the center of the blue, they call it the Windy City, New Orleans is a place to see, new in the Mardi Gras, Philadelphia is a place to be,
Philadelphia is a place to be, but New York City is a city for me, the lady of Liberty is burnin' the tights, the Godfather rides in his Rolls Royce, he's scannin' his black book, checkin' out names, all the poor suckers that lost in the game,
the rappers is rappin' and gettin' down, the hip-hop is dancin' all over the town, ladies outta here is scannin' for a mate, doin' a tradition called a paper chase, in New York City you gotta know how to hustle, if you don't learn quick you get lost in the shuffle,
from Broadway to 49th Street, that's where all the bad car shops meet, New York City, it never never sleeps, but it's so nice, that's why they named it twice,
popular radio is playin' those sounds, people are talkin' about London town, copycat DJs goin' to town, playin' those northern soul sounds, Birmingham is really jammed, Liverpool is really cool, but New York City is really cool, get here for two trips, the breakers are breakin' and actin' a clown, the music is playin' all around, New York City, yeah, kinda looks kinda pretty, yeah,
can't you just see it, the energy it gives, traffic backed up far as you can see, horns blowin', sirens screamin', New York finest on the scene, don't get in no trouble, don't start no fight, cause New York finest will read you your rights, and on top of that, the judge will throw the book at y'all,
hey Detroit, don't get uptight, you're still a motor city and everything's alright, Memphis, Tennessee's way down south, Pop, Willie, Mickey turnin' everything around, LA, Texas, and Los Angeles, and Arizona's a real hot spot, San Francisco's way out west, but I still love New York, hey, New York City, yeah, looks kinda pretty, yeah,
walkin' down the street, there's all nationality of people you might meet, hey, construction workers is workin' up high, you can see them as you pass by, feel the skyscrapers up in the clouds, while the stock market's goin' way down, in New York City you go round the clock, New York City don't never stop,
we're expecting rain in the Big Apple today, with temperatures reaching the 90s, those of you who are travelin' our airlines, all flights will be leaving on schedule,
so, that's Harlem, hey, break it down, Harlem theater's showin' after dark, it brings the finest of acts, and so does Central Park, the park is a place, everybody goes, they can scream and holler, and let themselves go,
New York City, New York City, New York City, New York City, give it to me.
New York City.