Michael Kermoyan
John Reardon, Adolph Green, & Cris Alexander
Studio Cast of On the Town (1960)
Nancy Walker & Cris Alexander
Betty Comden & Adolph Green
John Reardon
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
On the Town Ensemble (1960)
Nancy Walker
John Reardon
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
Studio Cast of On the Town (1960)
Studio Cast of On the Town (1960)
Studio Cast of On the Town (1960)
George Gaynes
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
Betty Comden, Nancy Walker, Adolph Green, & Cris Alexander
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
This song takes place near the opening of the Broadway musical On the Town, as our three main characters come ashore in anticipation of their day of leave in New York City.
This song is not to be confused with the John Kander-Fred Ebb song “New York, New York,” which is closely associated with Fran...
[OZZIE, spoken]
Come on, Gabey, hurry up!
[CHIP, spoken]
Twenty-four hours!
[SAILOR, spoken]
Hey, why don't ya look where you're goin'?
You'd think it was your first time in New York!
[GABEY, spoken]
It is!
[The sailors look around them, happily absorbing the scene.]
[GABEY, CHIP, & OZZIE]
New York, New York!
It's a helluva town!
[GABEY]
We've got one day here and not another minute
To see the famous sights!
[OZZIE]
We'll find the romance and danger waiting in it
Beneath the Broadway lights
[GABEY, CHIP & OZZIE]
But we've hair on our chests
So what we like the best are the nights
[CHIP]
Sights!
[OZZIE]
Lights!
[GABEY]
Nights!
[GABEY, CHIP & OZZIE]
New York, New York, a helluva town
The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down
The people ride in a hole in the groun'
New York, New York, it's a helluva town!
[CHIP, spoken]
Hey, Gabey! Gabey, look! Gabey, it says here "There are twenty thousand streets in New York City, not counting MacDougal Alley in the heart of Green-Witch Village, a charming thoroughfare filled with..."
[OZZIE, spoken]
Here we go again!
[CHIP]
The famous places to visit are so many
Or so the guidebooks say
I promised Daddy I wouldn't miss on any
And we have just one day
Gotta see the whole town
From Yonkers on down to the Bay
[GABEY, CHIP & OZZIE]
In just one day!
New York, New York, a visitor's place
Where no one lives on account of the pace
But seven millions are screaming for space
New York, New York, it's a visitor's place!
[GABEY, spoken]
Hey! Look who's comin' back! Tom and Andy!
[OZZIE, spoken]
Hey, Tom, Andy! Hey, hey, fellas, how was your day in New York?
[ANDY, spoken]
Ah, wonderful—I don't remember a thing!
[TOM, spoken]
Awful! I remember everything!
[OZZIE]
Manhattan women are dressed in silk and satin
Or so the fellas say
There's just one thing that's important in Manhattan
When you have just one day
Gotta pick up a date
[CHIP]
Maybe seven
[OZZIE]
Or eight
On your way
[GABEY, CHIP & OZZIE]
In just one day!
New York, New York, a helluva town
The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down
The people ride in a hole in the groun'
New York, New York, it's a helluva town!
New York, New York was written by Betty Comden & Adolph Green & Leonard Bernstein.
New York, New York was produced by Goddard Lieberson.
John Reardon, Adolph Green, & Cris Alexander released New York, New York on Mon Jan 02 1961.