there's a rumor goin' round
That some of you good people
Cause I've been to all those places
It's got Marshall Field and Soldiers Field
but it hasn't got the Hanson in the park
it hasn't got the skyline after dark
New York's my home sweet home
San Francisco is a lovely place
it's got lots of hills and lots of thrills
and it's near an ocean of some size,
but it hasn't got the Bowery or the Bronx,
it hasn't got the Harlems,
it's my New York's my home,
Lots of people like St. Louis,
and one of our larger rivers runs by.
But it hasn't got the opera in the Met.
It hasn't got a famous string quartet.
It's not New York's my home.
and cocktail bars and movie stars,
and a wonderful climate, they say
But it hasn't got the handy
you seldom find a taxi when it rains
That's why New York's my home
New York's my home, sweet home
So save your time and trouble,
Save your time and trouble,
Cause when you leave New York,
honey, you ain't goin' anywhere
you ain't goin' anywhere you