I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
The Sidewalks of New York
By James Blake and Charles Lawlor
Rise Up Singing chapter: City, p.21
C GC FG C / F CA D G
CG C F C / F CA DG C
Sometimes Iike to change the first line to this: CG C FG C
Almost the same, I know. It works nicely for "Down in front of Casey's..." and the original C GC FG C works better for "East side, West side..." That's my two cents.
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 gang played ring-a-rosy, London bridge is falling down
Boys and girls together, me and Mamie O'Rourke
We'd trip the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York
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