[Verse 1] Start sprea-di-ng the ne-ws, I'm lea-ving to-day [""] I want to be a pa-rt of it New Yo-rk, Ne-w Yo-rk [""] These vag-a-bo-nd sho-es, are long-ing to str-ay Right through the ve-ry hea-rt of it New Yo-rk, New Yo-rk I-I [""] wan-na wake up in a ci-ty [""] that does-n't sleep And find I'm king of the hi-ll, top of the heap These lit-tle town blu-es, [""] are [""] mel-ting a-wa-y [Hook 1] I'll make a brand new star-t of it in ol-d Ne-ew Yo-rk If I can [""] make it there, [""] I'll make it an-y-wh-ere It's up to you, New York, New York [Verse 2] New Yo-rk, New Yo-rk I want to wake up in a ci-ty that nev-er sleeps And find I'm a num-ber one [""], top of the list King of the hill, a number o-n-e These lit-tle town blu-es, are [""] mel-ti-ng a-w-ay [""] [Hook 2] And I'm gonna make a brand new start of it in old New Y-o-rk A-n-d [""] if I ca-n make it the-re, I'm gon-na make it an-y-wh-ere It's up to you, New York, Ne-w Yo-rk Ne-w Y-o-rk ---