New York boy

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New York City, look at me now,

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being stared at from behind the plow,

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Mississippi, don't get annoyed,

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I ain't no hippie, just a New York boy.

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2. Didn't want the mayor to come,

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or a big brass band to greet me,

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but then the reception I got,

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well, it wasn't what I had in mind.

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People gawkin' at me

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like I'm talkin' strange,

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me, I ain't much better,

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'cause I'm thinkin' the same. Hey boy !

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2. Sayin' y'all and eatin' on grits,

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talkin' as slow as molasses,

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and all the time just pointing at me,

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and the hair growin' over my ears.

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Gets my mind to wonderin'

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just who's right and who's wrong,

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guess, if they'll get used to the sideburns,

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I'll get used to the corn. Hey boy !

G D A D

New York City, look at me now,

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being stared at from behind the plow,

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Mississippi, don't get annoyed,

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I ain't no hippie, just a New York boy.

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+ D - G - A + CHORUS ....

(Neil Diamond)