Lord, I'm going uptown To the Harlem River to drown Dirty water gonna cover me over And I'm not gonna make a sound Lord, I'm going uptown To the Harlem River
, As long as I keep up appearances, Lord. I've been workin' too hard, I need some time at home, Slippin' and slidin', and feelin' low. Darling I just
ain't seen the sun in days Yeah, them hard times are going around Hard times are going around Hard times are going around Bringing hard luck on New York town
t leave nothing behind So Baby put your hands on me Let's get real high and just go to sleep It's one more night in Brooklyn, Baby it's just you and me