• Sidewalks Of New York

    Down in front of Casey's old brown wooden stoop
    On a summer's evening we formed a merry group
    Boys and girls together we would sing and waltz
    While Tony played the organ on the sidewalks of New York

    East Side, West Side, all around the town
    The tots sang "ring-a-rosie," "London Bridge is falling down"
    Boys and girls together, me and Mamie O'Rourke
    Tripped the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York

    That's where Johnny Casey, little Jimmy Crowe
    Jakey Krause, the baker, who always had the dough
    Pretty Nellie Shannon with a dude as light as cork
    She first picked up the waltz step on the sidewalks of New York

    Things have changed since those times, some are up in "G"
    Others they are wand'rers but they all feel just like me
    They'd part with all they've got, could they once more walk
    With their best girl and have a twirl on the sidewalks of New York

    The Dead only played this once, in New York (surprise!) on 28 March 1972. It was the opening part of the encore, leading into One More Saturday Night. It was just a short instrumental, with no lyrics sung.

    The song was originally written in the 1890's, and was used as a Presidential campaign theme in the 1920's.
    The first is from the Digital Traditions lyrics database.

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The Dead only played this once, in New York (surprise!) on 28 March 1972. It was the opening part of the encore, leading into One More Saturday Night. It was just a short instrumental, with no lyrics sung.

The song was originally written in the 1890's, and was used as a Presidential campaign theme in the 1920's.
The first is from the Digital Traditions lyrics database.

Lyrics By
James W. Blake and Charles E. Lawlor
Music By
James W. Blake and Charles E. Lawlor
Lyrics

Down in front of Casey's old brown wooden stoop
On a summer's evening we formed a merry group
Boys and girls together we would sing and waltz
While Tony played the organ on the sidewalks of New York

East Side, West Side, all around the town
The tots sang "ring-a-rosie," "London Bridge is falling down"
Boys and girls together, me and Mamie O'Rourke
Tripped the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York

That's where Johnny Casey, little Jimmy Crowe
Jakey Krause, the baker, who always had the dough
Pretty Nellie Shannon with a dude as light as cork
She first picked up the waltz step on the sidewalks of New York

Things have changed since those times, some are up in "G"
Others they are wand'rers but they all feel just like me
They'd part with all they've got, could they once more walk
With their best girl and have a twirl on the sidewalks of New York