[Verse 1] Heard New York was paved with gold [?] Is there some'in' wrong with your constitution? The bliss comes after the noise pollution If you try silence us you'll get a bootin' [Chorus 1] New York is rotten now We light a match and we burn it down The devil smiles as he takes a bow And takes your soul [Verse 2] Yeah the war was fun, just while it lasted Went to find the vehicle, we all got shafted 60,000 [?] our boys, they got blasted One million fish fried, the devil's laughing
[Chorus 2] New York is rotten now Light a match and we'll burn it down Well Uncle Sam smiles and takes a bow And he takes your soul [Interlude] [Verse 3] [?] tricky dick, he'll find himself in the knick With his [?] Oh, John and Yoko, take a break Jumped up antics looking fake What's real here's a prison state [?] today [Chorus 1] New York is rotten now We light a match and we burn it down The devil smiles as he takes a bow And takes your souls