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Aah aah aah aah aah aah aah / 2x
verse 1
D Em A D
Shipmates listen unto me. I'll tell you in my song
D Em A D
Of things that happened to me when I come home from Hong Kong.
D Em A7 D
To me way, you Santy, my dear Annie
D Em A7 D
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
verse 2
D Em A D
As I walked down to Chatham Street, a fair maid I did meet
D Em A D
She asked me, please, to see her home. She lived on Bleecker Street
D Em A D
Now, if you'll only come with me, you can have a treat
D Em A D
You can have a glass of brandy and something nice to eat
D Em A7 D
To me way, you Santy, my dear Annie
D Em A7 D
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
verse 3
D Em A D
Before we sat down to eat, we had sev'ral drinks
D Em A D
The liquor was so awful strong, I quickly fell asleep
D Em A7 D
To me way, you Santy, my dear Annie
D Em A7 D
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
verse 4
D Em A D
When I awoke next mornin, I had an achin' head
D Em A D
My gold watch and my pocketbook and the lady friend had fled
D Em A D
Now lookin' round this little room nothing could I see
D Em A D
But a woman's shoes and apron, which now belonged to me
D Em A7 D
To me way, you Santy, my dear Annie
D Em A7 D
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?
VERSE 5
D Em A D
Now dressed in the lady's apron, I wandered most forlorn
D Em A D
'Till Martin Churchill took me in and he sent me round Cape Horn
D Em A7 D
To me way, you Santy, my dear Annie
D Em A7 D
Oh you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?