He was just a child Forty five years old Who travelled alone With his old grand' mother He was just a child Forty five years old Travelling alone In his grandma's fold His beautiful beard So curly and black Was a glory of his many relations His beautiful beard So curly and black Was a glory of his all family One day he left on a big boat Thinking he'd land on a China's coast But after eight days What surprise, everyone heard his cry Grand mama it's New York It's New York I can see so many buildings Grand mama it's New York I see all the boats in the port of New York All the cigales wave hello In the sky I can see the pretty cigales All the cigales wave hello It's so wonderful that my heart fell a glow Grand mama calm her boy With a little chocolate toy But the child feeling so good Yelled as loud as he could Grand mama it's New York It's New York I can see so many buildings Grand mama it's New York I see all the boats in the port of New York I see all the boats in the port of New York As he was in the diplomatic corps He was always on the most charming cruises As he was in the diplomatic corps He visitated the foreign countries He live like he still was ninety two Always a [?] by his old grand mother He live like he still was ninety two Always and [?] of his grand mother's view The day of his death she was right there (Pas folle la vieille) Still giving him a chocolate éclair But he, quiet far gone on his way Could only gently say Grand mama it's New York It's New York I can see so many buildings Grand mama it's New York I see all the boats in the port of New York All the cigales wave hello In the sky I can see the pretty cigales All the cigales wave hello It's so wonderful that my heart fell a glow When he got to the pearly gate What did he see? The Empire State Angels reading the daily news Other singing Manhattan Blues See my boy it's New York It's New York you can see so many buildings See my boy it's New York Look, there, the good Lord in the port of New York Look, there, the good Lord in the port of New York