A D E A X4

[Verse 1]
A                      D                 E              A
As I walk down through Chatham Street, a fair lad I did meet
A                   D                E        A
He asked me to come see his home, he lived in Bleecker Street

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?

[Verse 2]
    A         D                E             A
And we got to Bleecker Street, we stopped at 44
A                  D                E              A
His father and his brother there to meet me at the door

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?


[Verse 3]
    A            D                  E                  A
And when I got inside the home, the drinks were passed around
    A             D                E                   A
The liquor was so awful strong, my head went round and round

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?


[Verse 4]
    A             D             E              A
And then we had another drink before we sat to eat
    A             D             E              A
The liquor was so awful strong, I quickly fell asleep

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?


[Verse 5]
     A            D          E             A
When I awoke next morning, I had an aching head
A            D
There was I, jack all alone
E                 A
Stark naked in me bed

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?


[Verse 6]
   A                 D               E                 A
My gold watch and my pocketbook, and manly friend were gone

    A            D
And there was I, jack all alone
E                  A
Stark naked in the room

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?


[Verse 7]
  A                  D
A flour barrel for a suit of clothes
     E                A
Down Jerry street for more
      A                 D
Their modern church had took me in
    E                  A
And sent me round Cape Horn

[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?
        A          D      E       A
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear Andy
A       D              E                   A
Oh, you New York boys, can't you dance the polka?