There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York Songtext
von Harry Belafonte

There′s a boat that's leavin′ soon for New York
Come with me, that's where we belong sister
You and me can live that high life in New York
Come with me, there we won't go wrong sister

I′ll buy you the swellest mansion, up on upper Fifth Avenue
And through Harlem we′ll go struttin', we′ll go a struttin'
And there′ll be nothin' too good for you
I′ll dress up 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 nothing but smiles
Come along with me, that's the place
Don′t be a fool, come along, come along

There's a boat that′s leavin' soon for New York
Come with me, that's where we belong sister
That′s where we belong

All the blues you′ll be forgettin', you′ll be forgettin'
There′ll be no frettin', just nothing but smiles
Come along with me, that′s the place
Don't be a fool, come along, come along

There's a boat that′s leavin′ soon for New York
Come with me, that's where we belong
That′s where we belong