original lyrics and music by John Kander and Fred Ebb
adapted for John Noe by Cheryl Klein
We're spreading the news
You're coming to speak
You're going to be a part of it
New York, New York
Perhaps you'll drop clues
And give us a peek
Into the very heart of it
New York, New York
You'll Apparate to the city that's never still
To find you're our number-one
Queen of the Quill
We're lined up in queues
Can't wait for next week
To see you here, the start of it
In old New York
And when you make it here
We'll raise a butterbeer:
"Welcome to New York, New York!"
New York, New York!
You'll Apparate to the city that's never still
To find you're Queen of the Quill
Witch of all words
Heart of Hogwarts
A Nimbus One . . .
Those seventh-book blues
Are making us weak
Come on and share the start of it
In old New York
And when you make it here
We'll raise a butterbeer:
"Welcome to New York, New York!"
It's up to you,
Coming to
New York, New York!
_________________________________________________________
* Words as requested by Melissa / Mrs. Lovegood in the comments below.
** I also wrote a version that was addressed to the fans coming to New York for the JKR event and LeakyMug, but this seems to have been lost with my hard drive. . . . The only lyrics I remember from it were the various climactic phrases I tried in place of "And when you make it here / We'll raise a butterbeer": "If you can't make it there / you're not a fan who cares" or "And we must make a plug / for the next LeakyMug" or "And then the LeakyMug / It's like a Harry drug / August two, New York, New York."
adapted for John Noe by Cheryl Klein
We're spreading the news
You're coming to speak
You're going to be a part of it
New York, New York
Perhaps you'll drop clues
And give us a peek
Into the very heart of it
New York, New York
You'll Apparate to the city that's never still
To find you're our number-one
Queen of the Quill
We're lined up in queues
Can't wait for next week
To see you here, the start of it
In old New York
And when you make it here
We'll raise a butterbeer:
"Welcome to New York, New York!"
New York, New York!
You'll Apparate to the city that's never still
To find you're Queen of the Quill
Witch of all words
Heart of Hogwarts
A Nimbus One . . .
Those seventh-book blues
Are making us weak
Come on and share the start of it
In old New York
And when you make it here
We'll raise a butterbeer:
"Welcome to New York, New York!"
It's up to you,
Coming to
New York, New York!
_________________________________________________________
* Words as requested by Melissa / Mrs. Lovegood in the comments below.
** I also wrote a version that was addressed to the fans coming to New York for the JKR event and LeakyMug, but this seems to have been lost with my hard drive. . . . The only lyrics I remember from it were the various climactic phrases I tried in place of "And when you make it here / We'll raise a butterbeer": "If you can't make it there / you're not a fan who cares" or "And we must make a plug / for the next LeakyMug" or "And then the LeakyMug / It's like a Harry drug / August two, New York, New York."