Takin' New York
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๐ Lyrics
Rambling out of the Wild West
Leaving the towns I love the best
Thought I'd seen some ups and downs
'Till I come into New York town
People going down to the ground
Buildings going up to the sky
Wintertime in New York town
The wind blowing snow around
Walk around with nowhere to go
Somebody could freeze right to the bone
I froze right to the bone
New York Times said it was the coldest winter in seventeen years
I didn't feel so cold then
I swung on to my old guitar
Grabbed hold of a subway car
After rocking, reeling, rolling ride
I landed up on the downtown side
Greenwich Village
I walked down there and ended up
In one of them coffee-houses on the block
I get on the stage to sing and play
Man there said, "Come back some other day
You sound like a hillbilly
We want folksingers here"
Well, I got a harmonica job, begun to play
Blowing my lungs out for a dollar a day
I blowed inside out and upside down
The man there said he loved my sound
He was raving about he loved my sound
Dollar a day's worth
After weeks and weeks of hanging around
I finally got a job in New York town
In a bigger place, bigger money too
Even joined the Union and paid my dues
Now, a very great man once said
That some people rob you with a fountain pen
It don't take too long to find out
Just what he was talking about
A lot of people don't have much food on their table
But they got a lot of forks and knives
And they gotta cut somethin'
So one morning when the sun was warm
I rambled out of New York town
Pulled my cap down over my eyes
And headed out for the western skies
So long, New York
Howdy, East Orange
Leaving the towns I love the best
Thought I'd seen some ups and downs
'Till I come into New York town
People going down to the ground
Buildings going up to the sky
Wintertime in New York town
The wind blowing snow around
Walk around with nowhere to go
Somebody could freeze right to the bone
I froze right to the bone
New York Times said it was the coldest winter in seventeen years
I didn't feel so cold then
I swung on to my old guitar
Grabbed hold of a subway car
After rocking, reeling, rolling ride
I landed up on the downtown side
Greenwich Village
I walked down there and ended up
In one of them coffee-houses on the block
I get on the stage to sing and play
Man there said, "Come back some other day
You sound like a hillbilly
We want folksingers here"
Well, I got a harmonica job, begun to play
Blowing my lungs out for a dollar a day
I blowed inside out and upside down
The man there said he loved my sound
He was raving about he loved my sound
Dollar a day's worth
After weeks and weeks of hanging around
I finally got a job in New York town
In a bigger place, bigger money too
Even joined the Union and paid my dues
Now, a very great man once said
That some people rob you with a fountain pen
It don't take too long to find out
Just what he was talking about
A lot of people don't have much food on their table
But they got a lot of forks and knives
And they gotta cut somethin'
So one morning when the sun was warm
I rambled out of New York town
Pulled my cap down over my eyes
And headed out for the western skies
So long, New York
Howdy, East Orange
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:01.08] Rambling out of the Wild West
[00:04.82]
[00:12.95] Leaving the towns I love the best
[00:14.65] Thought I'd seen some ups and downs
[00:16.67] 'Till I come into New York town
[00:20.82] People going down to the ground
[00:22.71] Buildings going up to the sky
[00:26.24]
[00:33.11] Wintertime in New York town
[00:35.14] The wind blowing snow around
[00:37.26] Walk around with nowhere to go
[00:38.72] Somebody could freeze right to the bone
[00:42.42] I froze right to the bone
[00:46.13] New York Times said it was the coldest winter in seventeen years
[00:51.01] I didn't feel so cold then
[00:54.48]
[00:57.87] I swung on to my old guitar
[01:01.52] Grabbed hold of a subway car
[01:04.13] After rocking, reeling, rolling ride
[01:05.93] I landed up on the downtown side
[01:09.58] Greenwich Village
[01:12.66]
[01:17.65] I walked down there and ended up
[01:21.39]
[01:24.19] In one of them coffee-houses on the block
[01:26.24] I get on the stage to sing and play
[01:27.99] Man there said, "Come back some other day
[01:31.27] You sound like a hillbilly
[01:35.88] We want folksingers here"
[01:39.29]
[01:48.38] Well, I got a harmonica job, begun to play
[01:50.50] Blowing my lungs out for a dollar a day
[01:52.93] I blowed inside out and upside down
[01:54.47] The man there said he loved my sound
[01:57.76] He was raving about he loved my sound
[02:01.96] Dollar a day's worth
[02:05.25]
[02:11.61] After weeks and weeks of hanging around
[02:13.24] I finally got a job in New York town
[02:15.82] In a bigger place, bigger money too
[02:17.47] Even joined the Union and paid my dues
[02:21.91] Now, a very great man once said
[02:23.85] That some people rob you with a fountain pen
[02:25.69] It don't take too long to find out
[02:28.03] Just what he was talking about
[02:32.00] A lot of people don't have much food on their table
[02:35.65] But they got a lot of forks and knives
[02:39.56] And they gotta cut somethin'
[02:42.67]
[02:48.61] So one morning when the sun was warm
[02:50.58] I rambled out of New York town
[02:52.27] Pulled my cap down over my eyes
[02:53.99] And headed out for the western skies
[02:56.11] So long, New York
[02:59.70] Howdy, East Orange
[03:00.96]
[00:04.82]
[00:12.95] Leaving the towns I love the best
[00:14.65] Thought I'd seen some ups and downs
[00:16.67] 'Till I come into New York town
[00:20.82] People going down to the ground
[00:22.71] Buildings going up to the sky
[00:26.24]
[00:33.11] Wintertime in New York town
[00:35.14] The wind blowing snow around
[00:37.26] Walk around with nowhere to go
[00:38.72] Somebody could freeze right to the bone
[00:42.42] I froze right to the bone
[00:46.13] New York Times said it was the coldest winter in seventeen years
[00:51.01] I didn't feel so cold then
[00:54.48]
[00:57.87] I swung on to my old guitar
[01:01.52] Grabbed hold of a subway car
[01:04.13] After rocking, reeling, rolling ride
[01:05.93] I landed up on the downtown side
[01:09.58] Greenwich Village
[01:12.66]
[01:17.65] I walked down there and ended up
[01:21.39]
[01:24.19] In one of them coffee-houses on the block
[01:26.24] I get on the stage to sing and play
[01:27.99] Man there said, "Come back some other day
[01:31.27] You sound like a hillbilly
[01:35.88] We want folksingers here"
[01:39.29]
[01:48.38] Well, I got a harmonica job, begun to play
[01:50.50] Blowing my lungs out for a dollar a day
[01:52.93] I blowed inside out and upside down
[01:54.47] The man there said he loved my sound
[01:57.76] He was raving about he loved my sound
[02:01.96] Dollar a day's worth
[02:05.25]
[02:11.61] After weeks and weeks of hanging around
[02:13.24] I finally got a job in New York town
[02:15.82] In a bigger place, bigger money too
[02:17.47] Even joined the Union and paid my dues
[02:21.91] Now, a very great man once said
[02:23.85] That some people rob you with a fountain pen
[02:25.69] It don't take too long to find out
[02:28.03] Just what he was talking about
[02:32.00] A lot of people don't have much food on their table
[02:35.65] But they got a lot of forks and knives
[02:39.56] And they gotta cut somethin'
[02:42.67]
[02:48.61] So one morning when the sun was warm
[02:50.58] I rambled out of New York town
[02:52.27] Pulled my cap down over my eyes
[02:53.99] And headed out for the western skies
[02:56.11] So long, New York
[02:59.70] Howdy, East Orange
[03:00.96]