There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York

Lyrics

[Chorus] There's a boat leavin' soon for New York Yeah, come with me That's where we belong, sister You and me can live that high life in New York Yeah, you better come with me, girl There you can't go wrong [Verse 1] I'll buy you the swellest mansion Up on upper Fifth Avenue And through Harlem Well, we gonna go struttin' And there'll be nothin' Too good for you [Verse 2] I'll dress you in silks and satins In the latest Paris styles All the blues you'll be forgettin' You'll be forgettin' There'll be no frettin' Just nothin' but smiles [Bridge] Come along with me, that's the place Don't be a fool, come along, come along [Instrumental Break] [Verse 1] Honey, I'm gonna buy you the swellest mansion Up on upper Fifth Avenue And through Harlem You know we gonna go struttin' And there'll be nothin' Too good for you [Verse 2] Yeah, I'm, I'm gonna dress you in silks and satins, don't worry about that Again the latest Paris styles All the blues you'll be forgettin' You'll be forgettin' There'll be no frettin' Just nothin' but smiles [Bridge] Come along with me, that's the place Don't be a fool, come along, come along [Chorus] There's a boat that's leavin' soon for New York Girl, you better come with me now That's where we belong Oh sister, oh, that's where we belong [Outro] That's where we belong