New York Boys

A D E A X4

[Verse 1]
A                      D    
As I walk down through Chatham 
             E              A
Street, a fair lad I did meet
A                   D            
He asked me to come see his home,
    E        A
 he lived in Bleecker Street

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?

[Verse 2]
    A         D                E 
And we got to Bleecker Street, we
            A
 stopped at 44
A                  D             
His father and his brother there 
   E              A
to meet me at the door

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?


[Verse 3]
    A            D                
And when I got inside the home, 
  E                  A
the drinks were passed around
    A             D                
The liquor was so awful strong, my 
E                   A
head went round and round

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
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A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?


[Verse 4]
    A             D             E
And then we had another drink 
              A
before we sat to eat
    A             D             E
The liquor was so awful strong, I
              A
 quickly fell asleep

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?


[Verse 5]
     A            D          E   
When I awoke next morning, I had 
          A
an aching head
A            D
There was I, jack all alone
E                 A
Stark naked in me bed

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?


[Verse 6]
   A                 D            
My gold watch and my pocketbook, 
   E                 A
and manly friend were gone

    A            D
And there was I, jack all alone
E                  A
Stark naked in the room

[Chorus]
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?


[Verse 7]
  A                  D
A flour barrel for a suit of clothes
     E                A
Down Jerry street for more
      A                 D
Their modern church had took me in
    E                  A
And sent me round Cape Horn

[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?
        A          D      E       
To me a-weigh, you Santy, My dear 
A
Andy
A       D              E        
Oh, you New York boys, can't you
           A
 dance the polka?