Survive 4-3-2-1 Shipwrecked sailors in a 4-letter show Based on a book by Daniel Defoe Where the lights are high and the cotton is low And all God's children are ready to go New York, New York's a wonderful town The Bronx is up and the Battery's down The people ride in a hole in the ground Robinson Crusoe in New York Robinson Crusoe in New York Well, I'm sick of being a square in a Rubik Cube I'm sick of seeing the world through a cathode ray tube Where they're building schools on Nuclear mud And the price of oil is paid in blood Manhattan's like a fairground in the dark So I'll find a little island in Central Park Plant a few seeds and grow a few beans and Maybe make the cover of Time Magazine Robinson Crusoe in New York Robinson Crusoe in New York
Oh, oh, oh, whoo! Whoo! Robinson Crusoe in New York Robinson Crusoe in New York Robinson Crusoe in New York Robinson Crusoe in New York, oh! Robinson who? I've a bootleg heart and an electronic eye Well I'm over 21 I'm not ready to die Robinson Crusoe in New York Robinson Crusoe in New York Old New York's a wonderful town Whoo! Old New York's a wonderful town I said, blah, blah, blah One, two The city, the city The city, the city The city, the city The city, the city The city Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Play the blues! That's all I know Old New York's a wonderful town Old New York's a wonderful town Old New York's a wonderful town Old New York's a wonderful town