start spreading the news i m leaving today i wanna be a part of it new york new york these vagabond shoes are longing to stray and step around the heart of it new york new york i wanna wake up in the city that doesn t sleep to find i m king of the hill top of the heap my 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 d make it anywhere it s up to you new york new york