(Appreciated when listening to Scrapple From The Apple, by Charlie Parker)
i
"The Apple" is the city New York
"The "Big Apple" is the city of New York
It's so exciting when it's lit up bright
When the "Big Apple's" alight
Let me be there to check out the sight
"The Apple" is the city, New York
"The Big Apple" is the city of New York
Where architecture's taken to great height
I've got a big appetite
I want to give "The Apple" a bite
New York New York
New York New York
New York New York
New York New York
"The Apple" is the city, New York
"The Big Apple" is the city of New York
New Yorker if you indicate you might
You are the one I'll invite
To help me eat "The Apple" tonight
ii
"The Apple" is the city New York
"The Big Apple" is the city of New York
Millions of people crowded up for spite
Black and Hispanic and white
Plus Oriental jammed in uptight
"The Apple" is the city, New York
"The Big Apple" is the city of New York
It puts a plenty people in a plight
Forcing them into a fight
To just get by almost, but not quite
New York New York
New York New York
New York New York
New York New York
The Apple" is the city, New York
"The Big Apple is the city of New York
Where many residents reside in fright
Neighborhoods going to blight
I'd flee if I could finance my flight
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