New York City

Standing on the corner, just me and Yoko Ono

We was waiting for Jerry to land

Up come a man with a guitar in his hand

Singing, "Have a marijuana if you can"

His name was David Peel, we found that he was real

He sang, "The Pope Smokes Dope Everyday"

Up come a police man shoved us up the street

Singin', "Power to the People today!"

New York City

New York City

New York City

Qué pasa New York?

Qué pasa New York?

Hey, hey

Well down to Max's City

Put down the nitty gritty with the Elephants Memory Band

Laid something down as the news spread around

About the Plastic Ono Elephants Memory Band!

We played some funky boogie and laid some "Tutti Frutti"

Singing, "Long Tall Sally's A man"

Up come a preacher man trying to be a teacher

Singing, "God's a red herring in drag!"

New York City

New York City

New York City

Qué pasa New York?

Qué pasa New York?

Hey, hey

Hey, New York City

Alright, New York City

New York City

Qué pasa New York?

Qué pasa New York?

Hey, hey

Well, we did the Staten Island Ferry

Making movies for the telly

Played the Fillmore and Apollo for freedom

Tried to shake our image

Just a cycling through the Village

But found that we had left it back in London

Well, nobody came to bug us, hustle us or shove us

We decided to make it our home

If the man wants to shove us out

We gonna jump and shout

The Statue of Liberty said "Come!"

New York City

New York City

New York City

Qué pasa New York?

Qué pasa New York?

Hey, hey

Oh, New York (Ooh, hoo, hoo)

Hey, New York

Hey, New York City

Back in New York City

Hey, New York City

Qué pasa New York?

Qué pasa New York?

Hey, city

Down in the Village (New York City)

Hey, what a city

Qué pasa New York?

Qué pasa New York?

Hey, walk on

Yeah

Qué pasa New York?

Qué pasa New York?

Hey, what a bad, bad city

Bad-ass city

Bad-ass city

Qué pasa New York?

Qué pasa New York?

Hey, city, city