New York City
Standing on the cornerJust me and yoko onoWe was waiting for jerry to landUp come a man with the guitarin his handSinging "have a marijuana if you can"His name was Davis PeelAnd we found that he was realHe sangs"The pope smokesdope everyday"Up come a police man shovedus up the streetSingin, "power to thepeople today!"
NYC...NYC...NYCQue pasa Ny?...Que pasa NY?
Well we went to max'sKansas CityGot down the nitty grittyWith the Elephants MemoryBandLaid something downAs the news spread aroundAbout the Plastic OnoElephants Memory Band!Well we played some funkyboogieAnd laid some tutti fruttiSinging "Long tall sally'sa man"Up come a preachman trying to be a teacherSinging "God's a red herring in grag!"
NYC...NYC...NYCQue pasa Ny?...Que pasa NY?Well we did the StatenIsland FerryMaking movies for the tellyPlayed the fillmore andApollo for freedom,Tried to shake our imageJust a cycling throughthe villageBut found that we had left itback in london.Well nobody came to bug us,hustle ud or shove usso we decided to make itour homeIf the man wants to shoveus outWe gonna jump and shoutThe Statue of Liberty said,"come!"
NYC...NYC...NYCQue pasa Ny?...Que pasa NY?
NYC down in the villageWhat a bad-ass city!Que pasa Ny?...Que pasa NY?