New York City Serenade

Billy, he's down by the railroad tracks

Sitting low in the backseat 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 their 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

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, oh, hook up to the night train

Hook it up

Hook up to the, hook up to the train

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

Hey vibes man, hey jazz man

Ah, play me a serenade

Any deeper blue, you'll be playin' 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

Oh, 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 (Singin')

Singing, singing, singing

Singing, singing, singing, singing

Singing, yeah (Singing, singing), uh, uh, oh yeah

(Singing, singing, singing) Oh, oh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, oh yeah

Watch 'im be a junk man

Watch 'im be a junk man

Come on, little girl

Won't ya?

Watch 'im be a junk man