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New York Girls by The Kingston Trio
New York Girls
INTRO
D A Em Em A Em D
e|-2--5--3--7--5--3--2-|
B|-3--5--5--8--5--5--3-|
G|-2--6--4--9--6--4--2-|
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D Em
A7 D
D Em A7 D \
Aah aah aah aah aah aah aah / 2x
VERSE 1
D Em A D
Shipmates listen unto me. I'll tell you in my song
D Em A D
Of things that happened to me when I come home from Hong Kong.
CHORUS
D Em A7 D
To me way, you Santy, my dear Annie
D Em A7 D
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
VERSE 2
D Em A D
As I walked down to Chatham Street, a fair maid I did meet
D Em A D
She asked me, please, to see her home. She lived on Bleecker Street
D Em A D
Now, if you'll only come with me, you can have a treat
D Em A D
You can have a glass of brandy and something nice to eat
CHORUS
D Em A7 D
To me way, you Santy, my dear Annie
D Em A7 D
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
VERSE 3
D Em A D
Before we sat down to eat, we had sev'ral drinks
D Em A D
The liquor was so awful strong, I quickly fell asleep
CHORUS
D Em A7 D
To me way, you Santy, my dear Annie
D Em A7 D
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
VERSE 4
D Em A D
When I awoke next mornin, I had an achin' head
D Em A D
My gold watch and my pocketbook and the lady friend had fled
D Em A D
Now lookin' round this little room nothing could I see
D Em A D
But a woman's shoes and apron, which now belonged to me
CHORUS
D Em A7 D
To me way, you Santy, my dear Annie
D Em A7 D
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
VERSE 5
D Em A D
Now dressed in the lady's apron, I wandered most forlorn
D Em A D
'Till Martin Churchill took me in and he sent me round Cape Horn
CHORUS 2x
D Em A7 D
To me way, you Santy, my dear Annie
D Em A7 D
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
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