Start spreadin' the news, I'm leavin' today , I want to be a part of it, New York .These vagabond shoes are longing to stray right through the very heart of it, New York .I wanna wake up in a city that never sleeps and find I'm queen of the hill, top of the heap .My little town blues are melting away I'll make a brand new start of it, In old New York , If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere It's up to you, New York, New York . I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps and find I'm A-number-one top of the heap, queen of the hill, A NUMBER ONE .