New York City Serenade

[Verse 1]

Billy, he's down by the railroad tracks

Sitting low in the back seat of his Cadillac

Diamond Jackie, she's so intact

As she falls so softly beneath him

Jackie's heels are stacked

Billy's got cleats on his boots

Together they're gonna boogaloo down Broadway

And come back home with the loot

It's midnight in Manhattan, this is no time to get cute

It's a mad dog's promenade

So walk tall

Or baby, don't walk at all

[Verse 2]

Fish lady, oh, fish lady, fish lady

She baits them tenement walls

She won't take corner boys

They ain't got no money

And they're so easy

I said, "Hey, baby won't you take my hand?

Walk with me down Broadway

Well mama, take my arm and move with me down Broadway," yeah

I'm a young man, I talk real loud

Yeah babe, I walk real proud for you

Ah, so shake it away

So shake away your street life

Shake away your city life

And hook up to the train

And hook up to the night train

Hook it up

Hook up to the, hook up to the train

[Verse 3]

But I know that she won't take the train, no, she won't take the train

No, she won't take the train, no, she won't take the train

Oh, she won't take the train, no, she won't take the train

Oh, she won't take the train, no, she won't take the train

She's afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down

And when she turns, this boy'll be gone

So long, sometimes you just gotta walk on, walk on

[Verse 4]

Hey, vibes man, hey, jazz man, aw, play me a serenade

Any deeper blue and you're playing in your grave

Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the blues boy

Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the darling yearling sharp boy

Straight for the church note ringing, vibes man sting a trash can

Listen to your junk man

Aw, listen to your junk man

Listen to your junk man

Oh, listen to your junk man

He's singing (Singing)

He's singing (Singing)

He's singing (Singing)

All dressed up in satin, walking past the alley (Singing)

He's singing, singing, singing, singing

Singing, singing, singing, singing

[Outro]

Oh, oh, oh, oh yeah

(Singing, singing, singing)

Oh, oh, ooh, ooh

Oh yeah

Watch I'ma be a junk man

Oh, watch I'ma be a junk man

Come on, little girl

Won't ya?

Watch I'ma be a junk man