Hard Times In New York Town
Key: CEnglish
Verse
Come you laCdies and you genFtlemen a-Glisten to my Csong
Sing it to you Fright but you Gmight think it's Cwrong
Just a little Fglimpse of a Gstory I'll Ctell
'Bout an East Coast ciFty that you Gall know Cwell
Chorus
It's hard times in the counFtry
LiGvin' down in New York Ctown
Verse
Old CNew York CiFty is a Gfriendly old Ctown
From Washington FHeights to HarGlem on Cdown
There's a-mighty many Fpeople all milGlin' all aCround
They'll kick you when you're up and Fknock you when you're Cdown
Chorus
It's hard times in the counFtry
LiGvin' down in New York Ctown
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It's a Cmighty long Fways from the GolGden CGate
To Rockefeller PlaFza 'n' the EmGpire CState.
Mister EmFpire sets up as Ghigh as a Cbird
Old Mister Rockefeller neFver says a Cword
Chorus
It's hard times from the counFtry
LiGvin' down in New York Ctown
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Well it's Cup in the morFnin' tryin' to Gfind a job of Cwork
Stand in one Fplace till your Gfeet begin to Churt
If you got a lot o' moFney you can Gmake yourself Cmerry
If you only got a nicFkel it's the GStaten Island CFerry
Chorus
And it's hard times in the counFtry
LiGvin' down in New York Ctown
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Mister HudCson Fcome a-saiGlin' down the Cstream
And old Mister MiFnuet Gpaid for his Cdream
Bought your ciFty on a Gone-way Ctrack
'F I had my way I'd Fsell it right Cback
Chorus
And it's hard times in the counFtry
LiGvin' down in New York Ctown
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I'll Ctake all the Fsmog in CalG-i-for-ne-Cay
'N' every bit of Fdust in the OklaGhoma Cplains
'N' the dirt in the Fcaves of the GRocky Mountain Cmines
It's all much cleaFner than the GNew York Ckind
Chorus
And it's hard times in the counFtry
LiGvin' down in New York Ctown
Verse
So Call you newsy Fpeople Gspread the news aCround
You c'n listen to m' stoFry lisGten to m' Csong
You c'n step on my Fname you c'n Gtry 'n' get me Cbeat
When I leave New York I'll be Fstandin' on my Cfeet
Chorus
And it's hard times in the counFtry
LiGvin' down in New York town
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