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Build Up

Intro/Polka section 1

Verse

As I walked down to New York town,

A fair maid I did meet

She asked me back to see her place

She lived on Barrack Street

Chorus

And away, Santy

My dear Annie

Oh, you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?

Polka Section 2

Verse 2

And when we got to Barrack Street,

 we stopped at forty-four

 Her mother and her sister

 were waiting at the door

Chorus

And away, Santy

My dear Annie

Oh, you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?

Polka Section 2

Verse 3

And when I got inside the house,

 the drinks were passed around

 The liquor was so awful strong,

 my head went round and round

 And then we had another drink

before we sat to eat

 The liquor was so awful strong,

 I quickly fell asleep

Chorus

And away, Santy

My dear Annie

Oh, you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?

Verse 4

 When I awoke next morning,

 I had an aching head

 And there was I Jack all alone,

 stark naked in me bed

 My gold watch and my money

 and my lady friend were gone

 And there was I Jack all alone,

 stark naked in the room

Chorus

And away, Santy

My dear Annie

Oh, you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?

Polka section 2

Verse 5

 Oh looking round that little room,

 there's nothing I could see

 But a woman's shift and apron

 that were no use to me

 With a barrel for a suit of clothes,

 down Cherry Street forlorn

 Where Martin Churchill took me in

 and he sent me round Cape Horn

 So sailor lads, take warning when you land on New York shore

 You'll have to get up early to be smarter than a whore

Chorus

And away, Santy

My dear Annie

Oh, you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?

And away, Santy

My dear Annie

Oh, you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?

Polka section 2