Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song New York City Serenade , by - Bruce Springsteen. Release date: 08.11.1973
Song language: English
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 |
| 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, fish lady, fish lady, she baits them tenement walls |
| She won’t take corner boys, ain’t got no money and they’re so easy |
| I said, Hey baby, won’t you take my hand, walk me down Broadway |
| I’m a young man and I talk real loud, yeah baby, walk real proud for you |
| So shake it away, so shake away your street life |
| And hook up to the train |
| 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 |
| 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 Hey vibes man, hey jazz man, play me your serenade |
| Any deeper blue and you’re 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 |
| Listen to your junk man |
| Listen to your junk man |
| Listen to your junk man |
| He’s singin', singin', singin', singin' |
| All dressed up in satin, walkin’past the alley |
| Watch out for your junk man |
| Watch out for your junk man |
| Watch out for your junk man |