A popular song from 1945.
Words by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
Music by Leonard Bernstein.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- We’ve got one day here, and not another minute
To see the famous sights
We’ll find the romance and danger waiting in it
Beneath the Broadway lights
But we’ve hair on our chests
So what we like the best are the nights
Sights, lights, nights
Chorus
New York, New York, a helluva town
The Bronx is up but the Battery’s down
The people ride in a hole in the ground
New York, New York, it’s a helluva town!
- The famous places to visit are so many
Or so the guidebooks say
I promised Daddy I wouldn’t miss on any
And we have just one day
Got to see the whole town
From Yonkers on down to the Bay
In just one day
Chorus
New York, New York, a visitor’s place
Where no one lives on account of the pace
But seven millions are screaming for space
New York, New York, it’s a visitor’s place
- Manhattan women are dressed in silk and satin
Or so the fellows say
There’s just one thing that’s important in Manhattan
When you have just one day
Gotta pick up a date
Maybe seven or eight on your way
In just one day
Chorus
New York, New York, a helluva town
The Bronx is up, but the Battery’s down
The people ride in a hole in the ground
New York, New York, it’s a helluva town