NEW YORK CITY SERENADE

Billy, he's down by the railroad tracks
Sittin' low in the back seat of his Cadillac
Diamond Jackie, she's so intact
As she falls so softly beneath him
Jackie's heels are stacked
Billy's got cleats on his boots
Together they're gonna boogaloo down Broadway
And come back home with the loot
It's midnight in Manhattan
This is no time to get cute
It's a mad dog's promenade
So walk tall, baby don't walk at all

Fish lady, oh fish lady, fish lady
She baits them tenement walls
She won't take cornerboys
They ain't got no money and they're so easy
I said "Hey baby, won't you take my hand, walk with me down Broadway
Mama take my arm and move with me down Broadway"
I'm a young man and I'm talkin' real loud
Baby walk it really proud for you
So shake it away, so shake away your street life
Shake away your city life
And hook up to the train, hook up to the night train
Hook it up, hook up to the, hook up to the train

But I know that she won't take the train (no, she won't take the train)
No she won't take the train (no, she won't take the train)
No she won't take the train (no, she won't take the train)
No she won't take the train (no, she won't take the train)

She's afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down
And when she turns this boy'll be gone
So long
Sometimes you just gotta walk on, walk on

Hey vibes man, hey jazz man, play me a serenade
Any deeper blue, you'll be playin' in your grave
Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the blues boy
Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the darlin', yearlin' sharp boy
Straight for the church note ringin', vibes man sting a trash can

Listen to your junk man
Listen to your junk man
Listen to your junk man
Listen to your junk man

He's singin' (singin')
He's singin (singin')
He's singin' (singin')
All dressed up in satin, walkin' past the alley
Singin'
Singin'
...

Watch out for your junk man
Watch out for your junk man
Watch out for your junk man