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I'm leaving today
I want to be 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 that city
That doesn't sleep
And find I'm king of the hill
Top of the heap

These little town blues
Are melting away
I gotta 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, oh, yeah