NEW YORK CITY SERENADE
Billy, he's down by the railroad tracks
Sittin' 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 it 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 cornerboys, 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
Oh mama take my arm and move with me down Broadway, yeah
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
Shake away your city 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
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
Ah 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
Ah listen to your junk man
Listen to your junk man
Oh listen to your junk man
He's singin', singin'
He's singin', singin'
All dressed up in satin
Walkin' past the alley
Singin', singin'
Singin', singin'
Watch out for your junk man
Watch out for your junk man
Watch out for your junk man
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