"When you leave New York, you ain't goin' nowhere" (1976) (now 1971)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:12:58 EST, Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

>13 April 1971, New York <i>Times</i>, pg. 38:
>There's a song lyric that goes: "When you leave New York/You're not going
>anywhere."
>
>
>What song is this??

http://www.top40db.net/nfLyrics.asp?SongID=56508

New York's My Home
by: Sammy Davis, Jr.
Lyrics by: Gordon Jenkins
1956

Listen all you New Yorkers
There's a rumor going round
That some of you good people
Want to leave this town

Well, you better consult with me
Before you go (yeah)
Cause I been to all those places
And I know

[...]

So, save your time and trouble
Save your railroad fare
I said save your time and trouble
Save your railroad fare

Cause when you leave New York
Man, you don't go anywhere



--Ben Zimmer