Hard Times in New York Town From: David Raske (draske@scuacc.scu.edu) D G D Come you ladies and you gentlemen and listen to my song D G D Sing it to you right, but you might think it's wrong D G D Just a little glimpse of a story I have telled D G D 'Bout an East coast city that you all know well D G D A7 D It's hard times from the country, livin' down in NY town Oh New York City is a friendly old town From Washington Heights to Harlem on Down There's a mighty many people in the middle an' all around They'll kick you when you're up and knock you when you're down It's hard times from the country livin' down in New York Town Well, the weak and the strong and the rich and the poor Gather there together, there ain't room for no more Crowded up above, and crowded down below When someone disappears, you never even know And it's hard times from the country livin' down in New York Town It's a mighty long ways from the Golden Gate To Rockefeller Plaza and the Empire State And Mister Empire sits up as high as a bird And old Mister Rockefeller never says a word It's hard times from the country livin' down in New York Town Well, it's up in the mornin' tryin' to find a job of work Stand in one place 'til your feet begin to hurt If you got a lot of money, you can make yourself merry If you only got a nickel, it's the Staten Island Ferry And it's hard times from the country livin' down in New York Town Mister Hudson come a-sailin' down the stream And old Mister Minuet paid for his dream He bought your city on a one way track If I had my way, I'd send it right back It's hard times from the country livin' down in New York Town I'll take all the smog in Californ-e-a And every bit of dust in the Oklahoma plains And the dirt in the caves of the Rocky Mountain mines Its all much cleaner than the New York kind It's hard times in the country livin' down in New York Town So to all you newsy people that spreadin' this around You can listen to my story, you can listen to my song You can stamp on my name, you can try an' get me beat When I leave New York, I'll be standin' on my feet And it's hard times from the country livin' down in New York Town