New York City

Standin′ on the corner Just me and Yoko Ono We was waitin' for Jerry to land Up come a man with a guitar in his hand Singin′ "Have a marijuana if you can" His name was David Peel We found that he was real He sang "The Pope smokes dope every day" Up come the policeman shoved us up the street Singin' "Power to the people today" New York City New York City New York City Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York? Hey, hey Well, down to Max's City Put down the nitty gritty With the Elephant′s Memory Band Played somethin′ down As the news spread around About the Plastic Ono Elephant's Mem′ry Band We made some funky boogie And laid some tutti frutti Singin' "Long Tall Sally′s a man" Up come the preacher man tryin' to be a teacher Singin′ "God's a red herring in drag" New York City New York City New York City Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York? Uh-huh Woo-hoo-hoo Hey, New York City All right, New York City New York City Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York? Hey, hey Well, we did the Staten Island Ferry Makin' movies for the telly Played the Fillmore and Apollo for freedom Tried to shake our image Just a-cyclin′ through the Village But found out that we had left it back in London Well, nobody came to bug us Hustle us or shove us We decided to make it our home The man wants to shove us out We gonna jump and shout Statue of Liberty said "Come" New York City New York City New York City Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York? Hey, hey Ah, ah, boogie Woo-oo-oo, oo, oo-oo Hey, boogie, boogie Hey, New York City Back in New York City Hey, New York City Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York? Hey, City Down in the City Hey, New York City Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York? Yeah, too awesome Ah, boogie Yeah Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York? Yeah What a bad, bad city Bad ass city Bad ass city Que pasa, New York? Que pasa, New York? Yeah, boogie, boogie I want some boogie