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I'm leaving today

I want to be part of it

New York, New York

These vagabond shoes

Are longing to stray

Right through the very heart of it

New York, New York

I wanna wake up in that city

That doesn't sleep

And find I'm king of the hill

Top of the heap

These 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'll make it anywhere

It's up to you

New York, New York