The New York Shuffle Lyrics - Live At Rockpalast 1978 + 1980 - Graham Parker & The Rumour

(Spoken) All right, let's do the New York Shuffle (over D) 

A D A D A D 

D A 

Manhattan baby with a sing song voice 

G D 

she got her place in the human zoo 

D A 

I went to living on the boulevard 

G A 

now that the revolution's due 

G A 

She said I've been around from town to town 

G A 

and I learned to love and hate 

G A 

But time don't change not a unique game, 

G A D 

they just keep herding through that gate 

CHORUS 

D A 

And do the New York shuffle, baby New York scuffle, 

G D 

Going to stay awake all night 

D A 

Do the New York shuffle, baby New York scuffle, 

G A D D A D 

Get yourself uptight, get uptight 

Stick around kids you're going to see some action 

better shoot them in the street 

Grab a gun before the police come, 

Don't tell me you're too sweet 

Down in the alley they are hitting harder 

Not as blown as a ball can be 

They're burnin flags here and just in drag here 

It sure is a sight to see 

REPEAT CHORUS 

BRIDGE 

Bm E Bm E 

Mister Mayor give the key, let me lock you up 

Bm E G A 

Throw that key down the deepest subway in New York, New York