“Washington Square” is a 1963 instrumental from the jazz-group The Village Stompers.
This instrumental has been sampled by many musicians, some of them adding vocal tracks.
The Vocals sampled in this version by Chinese Man originate from the song by James Last.
Washington Square – The Village Stom...
From Cape Cod Light to the Mississip, to San Francisco Bay
They're talking about this famous place, down Greenwich Village way
And so I got my banjo out, just sittin', catchin' dust
And painted right across the face "Greenwich Village or Bust."
And so I got my banjo out, just sittin' and catchin' dust
And painted right across the face "Greenwich Village or Bust."
And so I got my banjo out, just sittin' and catchin' dust
And painted right across the face "Greenwich Village or Bust."
And so I got my banjo out, just sittin' and catchin' dust
And painted right across the face "Greenwich Village or Bust."
And so I got my banjo out, just sittin' and catchin' dust
And painted right across the face "Greenwich Village or Bust."
My folks were sad to see me go, but I got no meanin' there
I said "Goodbye, Kansas, Mo, and hello, Washington Square!"