Chords:
{t: New York Girls }
{key: A}
{artist:Steeleye Span}
Steeleye Span : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb4o_4FqMM0
As [A] I walked down through [D] Chatham Street, a [E7] fair maid I did [A] meet,
She [A] asked me to [Bm] see her home - she [E7] lived in Bleecker [A] Street.
And away you [D] santy, [E7] my dear [A] honey,
O you [Bm] New York girls, [E7] can't you dance the [A] polka?
{c: }
And [A] when we got to [D] Bleecker Street, we [E7] stopped at forty[A]four,
Her [A] mother and her [Bm] sister there, to [E7] meet her at the [A] door.
And away you [D] santy, [E7] my dear [A] honey,
O you [Bm] New York girls, [E7] can't you dance the [A] polka?
And [A] when I got in[D]side the house, the [E7] drinks were passed a[A]round,
The [A] liquor was so [Bm] awful strong, my [E7] head went round and [A] round.
And away you [D] santy, [E7] my dear [A] honey,
O you [Bm] New York girls, [E7] can't you dance the [A] polka?
And [A] then we had a[D]nother drink, be[E7]fore we sat to [A] eat,
The [A] liquor was so [Bm] awful strong, I [E7] quickly fell [A] asleep.
{c: (Spoken over) Henry Crun: Oh, come on, Min; play that modern banjo, }
{c: Minnie Bannister: Ya pa pa pa pa . - Goons voice }
When I a-[A]woke next [D] morning I had [E7] an aching [A] head,
There was I, Jack all alone, stark naked in me [A] bed.
And away you [D] santy, [E7] my dear [A] honey,
O you [Bm] New York girls, [E7] can't you dance the [A] polka?
My [A] gold watch and my [D] pocketbook and [E7] lady friend were [A] gone;
And [A] there was I, Jack [Bm] all alone, stark [E7] naked in the [A] room.
And away you [D] santy, [E7] my dear [A] honey,
O you [Bm] New York girls, [E7] can't you dance the [A] polka?
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On [A] looking round this [D] little room, there's [E7] nothing I could [A] see,
But a [A] woman's shift and [Bm] apron that [E7] were no use to [A] me.
And away you [D] santy, [E7] my dear [A] honey,
O you [Bm] New York girls, [E7] can't you dance the [A] polka?
{c: }
With a [A] flour barrel for a [D] suit of clothes, down [E7] Cherry Street for[A]lorn,
There [A] Martin Churchill [Bm] took me in, and [E7] sent me 'round Cape [A] Horn.
And away you [D] santy, [E7] my dear [A] honey,
O you [Bm] New York girls, [E7] can't you dance the [A] polka?
{c: }
Now [A] look out all you [D] sailors, and [E7] watch your step on[A]shore,
You'll [A] have to get [D] early to be [E7] smarter than a [A] whore.
And away you [D] santy, [E7] my dear [A] honey,
O you [D] New York girls, [E7] can't you dance the [A] polka?
{c: }
Your [A] hard earned cash will [D] disappear, your [E7] hat and boots as [A] well,
For [A] New York gals are [D] tougher than the [E7] other side of [A] Hell
And away you [D] santy, [E7] my dear [A] honey,
O you [D] New York girls, [E7] can't you dance the [A] polka?
And away you [D] santy, [E7] my dear [A] honey,
O you [D] New York girls, [E7] can't you dance the [A] polka?
