New York City Serenade

Billy, he's down by the railroad tracks

Sittin' 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

Fish lady, oh, fish lady, fish lady

She baits them tenement walls

She won't take corner boys

They got no money and they're so easy

I said, "Hey, babe, ah, baby won't you take my hand, waltz with me down Broadway?

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

I'm a young man, I'm talking real loud

Yeah, baby, walk it real proud for you

Ah, so shake it away

So shake away your street life

Shake away the city life

And hook up to the train

Oh, hook up to the night train

Ah, 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

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 darlin' yearlin' sharp boy

Straight for the church note ringin'

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 singin' (singin')

He's singin' (singin')

He's singin' (singin')

All dressed up in satin, walkin' down the alley (singin')

Singin', singin', sing, yeah, sing, yeah

Singin', singin', singin', yeah, sing, yeah

Ooh, ooh, ooh, oh, yeah (singin', singin', singin')

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh, yeah (singin', singin', singin')

Ah, shake it, downtown, watch it, oh

Watch out for your junk man

Shake it, watch out, bah, ah, ah

Watch out for your junk man

Ah, shake that guitar, shake that damn guitar, ah

Watch out for your junk man

Ah, shake, talkin' about it, ah, ah, come on, little girl, watch out

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Oh, ah, yeah

Oh, huh, oh, huh

Shake that damn guitar

Ah, watch out for your junk man

Watch out for your junk man

Uh, huh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, huh, huh, huh

Watch out for your junk man

Watch out to your junk man