Wow, New York City I need a cap Yo - taxi! Thanks a lot, man, for picking me up Where are you going, buddy? Ohhm, bring me up to 125th street, Lexington Avenue, man Nah, no way, I am sorry, man, I ain't going up there What do you mean, you sorry, you can't take me up there? Ah no, get outta my cab, I am not going into Harlem What do you mean? You can't leave me in the middle of the street in Manhattan Just like that Wow, is this a trick? Better call me another cab Yo - taxi! I hope it's a brother this time When I want to get down, I go to New York town There I can party all night When I walk in the door that's where you've been before The freaks are there to give me delight The Ladies there are everywhere And we party from night time 'till dawn Then I get up at 10 and do it all again I could never stop getting it on People rushing Uptown, under the ground The subways, to Manhattan in old New York (New York town) People hurry Why should they have to hurry? There's always a party in old New York (New York town) When I want to get high, up on my jet I'll fly To the city where you never come down I walk in Central Park, but never after dark 'Cause you never know who's hanging around The Puerto Rican girls, their hair is curled And the sisters are as fine as can be Even the girls are a trick, they say was half as slick And it's the only place where you can be free People rushing Uptown, under the ground The subways, to Manhattan in old New York (New York town) People hurry Why should they have to hurry? There's always a party in old New York (New York town) People rushing Uptown, under the ground The subways, to Manhattan in old New York (New York town) People hurry Why should they have to hurry? There's always a party in old New York (New York town) (Ohh, uhh) New York Wow: New York New York New York City, New York New York Well, New York New York New York Yeah, New York New York New York City, New York Yeah, yeah