New York City Serenade (Live at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia - 02/26/14)

Billy, he's down by the railroad tracks
Sitting low in the back seat of his Cadillac
Diamond Jackie, she's so intact
And she falls so softly beneath him

Jackie's heels are stacked
Billy's got cleats on his boots
Together they're gonna boogaloo down Broadway
And come back home with the loot
It's midnight in Manhattan
This is no time to get cute
It's a mad dog's promenade

So walk tall

Or don't walk at all

Fish lady, fish lady, she baits those tenement walls
She won't take the corner boys, they got no money, they're so easy
I said, "Hey baby, won't you take my hand, walk with me down Broadway"
Oh mama, won't you take my arm, move with me down Broadway
I'm a young man, I'm gonna talk real loud, baby, I wanna walk it real proud for you
So shake away your life, shake away your street life, shake away the city life
Up to the train, and hook up to the night train
Hooked it up, come on hook up to the train

But I know she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
No she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
No she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
She's afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down
And when she turns, this boy'll be gone, so long
Sometimes you just gotta walk on, walk on

Hey vibes man, hey jazz man, play me a serenade
Any deeper blue, you'll be playing in your grave

Save your notes, don't spend them on the blues boy
Save your notes, don't spend them on the darling yearling sharp boy
Straight from the church note ringing, vibes man sting a trash can

Listen to your junkman
Listen to your junkman
Listen to your junkman
Listen to your junkman

He's singing (singing)
Singing (singing)
All dressed up in satin, walking down the alley (singing)
He's singing (singing)

Singing, singing, singing (singing)
He's singing, singing, singing (singing)
Singing, singing, singing (singing)
He's singing, singing, singing (singing)

Ah, listen to your junkman (singing, singing)
Listen to your junkman (singing, singing)
Listen to your junkman (singing, singing)
Listen to your junkman (singing, singing)

(Singing, sining, singing, singing)
Singing, singing, singing (singing)