Featured in the 1905 musical “In New York Town”
Words by Earle C. Jones
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I’ve been in every land and clime
From China to the strand
But these to me ain’t one, two, three
With dear old Yankee Land
For when I roam, I think of home
So far across the brine
Then murmur softly to myself
“It’s old New York for mine”
Chorus
The Frenchman loves his Paris
For its women wine and mirth
The English think that London is
The greatest town on earth
The Irish love Killarney
And the Germans love the Rhine
But tell it loud in every crowd
It’s New York Town for mine
- I’ve seen the lights of London Town
And those of Paris gay
They may be fair, but don’t compare
With our own great white way
In France I heard the Marseillaise
And castanets in Spain
And knew I’d give my life to hear
That Yankee Doodle strain” - I’ve shaken hands with Kaiser Bill
And Diplomats of State
I’ve wined and dined with other kind
Of people not so great
But when my host asked for a toast
And raised the foaming stein
I’ve loudly cried in joy and pride
“New York for me and mine”
Sung here by Vancha March: