Went downtown on the two fourtynine,
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play'n for recognition of the New York town.
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See, me and the boys got a rock 'n' roll band;
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they were so damn good, gonna lift up the man.
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Well, we got ups, we got downs,
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we got just so high till the sun goes down.
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Got the ego, can be abused;
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I got my two-toned shoes,
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and I can sing the blues.
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Look out, kids, it's the F B I;
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we got a problem, you keep me high.
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Put on your clothes, take the smile off your face
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and put your money where your mouth is or get out this place.
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New York town is a meanass town,
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we got a thousand bands singin' underground.
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