Sidewalks of New York (East Side West Side) - Richard Barone

Richard Barone performs 'Sidewalks of New York (east side west side)' at City Winery, Soho, NYC on April 27, 2011 at the 40th Anniversary benefit concert for Anthology FIlm Archives; accompanied by cellist Yoed Nir. Song revised & arranged by Richard Barone and Matthew Billy. Projected film is "Sidewalks" by Marie Menken.

Lyrics:

Down in front of Casey's, old brown wooden stoop
On a summer's evening, they formed a merry group
Boys and girls together, they would sing and waltz
While Tony play the organ on the sidewalks of New York

East side, west side, all around the town
The tots sang "Ring Around Rosie," "London Bridge is Falling Down"
Boys and girls together, me and Mamie O'Rourke
Tripped the light fantastic, on the sidewalks of New York

That's where Peter Buckley, and Martina Vega
Old Halabi Agarwal who owns the Bodega
Pretty Frannie Spicer, at the bar she's quick with a cork
They all walked together, on the sidewalks of New York

East side, west side, all around the town
The tots sang "Ring Around Rosie," "London Bridge is Falling Down"
Boys and girls together, me and Mamie O'Rourke
Tripped the light fantastic, on the sidewalks of New York

Things have changed since those times, the sidewalks were silenced of sound
The day the towers that stood so tall, came tumbling to the ground
We'll always miss those friends we lost, that day will always be dark
But the children they sing and waltz again, on the sidewalks of New York

East side, west side, all around the town
The tots sang "Ring Around Rosie," "London Bridge is Falling Down"
Boys and girls together, me and Mamie O'Rourke
Tripped the light fantastic, on the sidewalks of New York

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Wonderful song on the 10 year anniversary of 911.