47 Black The Banks Of The Hudson Lyrics

The Banks Of The Hudson Lyrics

on the banks of the hudson, my love and i lay down
just above 42nd street,
while the rain was pouring down
when i covered her with kisses, the sparks
lit up her eyes
we made love like mad angels, while the jersey trucks rolled
by
she said "don't you ever leave me, oh for godsake don't let me
down"
so i made her all kinds of promises about how i'd always be
around
but the speed was rippin' through my head, i'd only one thing on my
mind
so goodbye my love on 42nd Street, if i don't get out of here, i'm
gonna die

on the banks of the hudson, my love and i lay down
just one
more midnight left to kill, then i'm outta new york town
i could feel the ice
man closin' in, i could almost smell his gun
but that 20 grand i beat him out
of would help me start again back home
and she said "don't you ever
leave me, oh for godsake don't let me down
then i thought about what they'd
do to her when they found out i'd left town
but the fire was racin' through
my brain, i'd only one thing on my mind
so goodbye my love on 42nd street,
if i don't get out of here i'm gonna die

don't say i should have stayed
with her,
you don't know the full story about the girl
i only used her
just as much as she used me
but sometimes you just gotta get out of new york
city

on the banks of the hudson, my love and i lay down
just above
42nd street, while the rain was pouring down
when I covered her with kisses,
the sparks lit up her eyes
we made love like mad angels, while the jersey
trucks rolled by
and she said "don't you ever leave me, oh for godsake
don't let me down
but how could I ever take a black girl back to wexford
town
just then the streets of fire turned to blood, a yellow cadillac
cruised by
and as i raced up 42nd street, the ice man shouted
"hey
paddy, it's time to die"