On The Sidewalks Of New York

Down in front of Casey's,
Old brown wooden stoop,
On a summer's evening,
We formed a merry group;
Boys and girls together,
We would sing and waltz,
While the "Ginnie" played the organ
On the sidewalks of New York.

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East side, West side,
All around the town,
The tots sang 'Ring-a-Rosie',
'London [C7]Bridge is falling down!
Boys and [Bm]girls together,
Me and [Bm]Mamie O'Rorke,
Tripped the light fantastic
On the sidewalks of New York.

That's where Johnny Casey,
And little Jimmy [A]Crowe,
With Jakey Krause the baker,
Who always had the dough,
Pretty Nellie Shannon,
With a dude as light as cork,
First picked up the waltz step
On the sidewalks of New York.

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Things have changed since those times,
And some are up in "G,"
Others are wand'rers.
But all [Em]feel just like [F]me,
They would part with all [Em]they've got,
Could they but once more walk,
With their best girl and [Bm]have a twirl,
On the Sidewalks of New York.

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