start spreadin the news i m leavin today i wanna be apart 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 away i ll make a brand new start of it in old new york if i can make it there i can make it anywhere it s up to you new york new york new york new york i wanna wake up in a 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 m gonna make a brand new start of it in old new york annnnnd if i can make it there i ll make it anywhere it s up to you new york new york new york 