I'd been a girl and wandering Frequented my late afternoon Summer in New York city Wearin' the sweater colour green So one night I sat down in a chair and knitted there Years after trying to lead a woman's life I met a friend who had a red-haired wife She said to me, woman, I'd like your clothes Come on and let us try both and take tender care And when you need help I will be there Memories and seasons achieve their affairs Sometime in April the sweater I wear Sometime in April the letter I read He wrote to me, dear friend, I think of you on the top of empire state Dear friend, I'm lonesome Dear friend, I've been well How do you spell your name? The city has changed me I am no longer the same He wrote to me, woman, I'd like to stay Liberty Statue has got so many stars But when you need help I will be there I'd been a girl and wandering Frequented my late afternoon summer in New York city Wearin' the sweater colour green