Sidewalks Of New York Songtext / Lyric

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 Tony played the organ on the sidewalks of New York






East Side, West Side, all around the town

The tots sang "ring-a-rosie," "London Bridge is falling down"

Boys and girls together, me and Mamie O'Rourke

Tripped the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York



That's where Johnny Casey, little Jimmy Crowe

Jakey Krause, the baker, who always had the dough

Pretty Nellie Shannon with a dude as light as cork

She first picked up the waltz step on the sidewalks of New York



Things have changed since those times, some are up in "G"

Others they are wand'rers but they all feel just like me

They'd part with all they've got, could they once more walk

With their best girl and have a twirl on the sidewalks of New York