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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 wanna wake up in a city
That doesn't sleep
And find
I'm king of the hill
Top of the heap

These little town blues
Are melting a way
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
In a city that never sleeps
And find I'm a number one
Top of the list

New York, New York
I want to wake up
King of the hill
A number one

These little town blues
Are melting a way
I'm 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