What is it about you   You're big   You're loud   You're tough NYC      I go years without you   Then I can't get enough   Enough of the cab drivers answering back   In the language far from pure      Enough of frankfurters answering back   Brother, you know you're in NYC   Too busy, too crazy   Too hot, too cold, too late   I'm sold again on NYC      Come on you slowpokes   We gotta get to the Roxy before the prices change      NYC      The shadows at sundown   The roofs, that scrape, the sky      NYC      The rich and the rundown   The parade goes by      That other town has the Empire State   And a mayor, five foot two   No other town in the whole forty eight   Can half compare to you      Oh, NYC      You make 'em all postcards      You crowd, you cramp   You're still the champ   Amen For NYC, NYC   The shimmer of Times Square      The pulse, the beat   The drive, NYC      The city's bright   As a penny arcade   It blinks, it tilts, it rings      To think that I've lived here all of my life   And never seen these things      Oh, NYC   The whole world keeps coming      By bus, by train      You can't explain   Their yen for      Star to be NYC   Just got here this morning   Three bucks, two bags   One me NYC      I give you fair warning   Up there in lights I'll be   Go ask the Gershwins or Kaufman and Hart   The place they love the best   Though California pays big for their art      Their fan mail comes addressed to NYC   Tomorrow a penthouse   That's way up high   Tonight the "Y"   Why not? It's NYC      NYC      You're standing room only   You crowd, you cramp   You're still the champ   Amen For NY      Keep it quiet down there      NYC      Immediate seating, there is immediate seating      Popcorn, what do you say to some popcorn?   I haven't had popcorn since      Give in, don't fight   Good girl, good night   Sleep tight in NYC