"New York Girls" in Gangs of New York (2002)

In this scene from the 2002 film GANGS OF NEW YORK, Finbar Furey performs the song (also a sea chantey) "New York Girls" ("Can't Ye Dance the Polka?"). The song probably came about during the polka fad of the 1840s. The film, incidentally, is set in the early 1860s. The version sung appears to be drawn mainly from sea chantey collector William Doerflinger's book (1951).

Other versions of "New York Gals" chantey can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRM_fOOg9WQ
and here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEv-rXp6rnk

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[Mowglieboy69]

Singin' Hey, where's Andy? My Deeeear Andy! Rooooollling doo dah der, ding ding diddaling doo dah der!

[hultonclint]

@Mowglieboy69 Nice try! haha...but no cigarillo

[christophersboy]

"my dear annie" irish need not apply lol!! we irish folk had it worse than the colored people hands down!!! slavery was a cake walk!! only whites were allowed to go and fight in the war honorably, the irish got off the boat and were stoned and spit on!! they signed the citizenship papers first, then had to enlist in the union army on the spot! they dressed,gave thier families a hug and a kiss, then borded the ship to go and die for this country!! yet the blacks "still" use the slavery card???

[hultonclint]

@christophersboy I don't get the connection u seem to be making between "My dear annie" anti-Irish bigotry.

[GazingWolfProduction]

Daniel Day Lewis is the ultimate actor to use as the antagonist. I wrote a mock sequel to Red Dead Redemption in study hall one day and Daniel Day Lewis is the dictator-president.

[Freshhhhh1982]

Finbar Fuey grew up just around the corner from me. Gurantee none of yous would fuck with him. Bit drunk.

[1957arm]

Hellcat Maggie was a bar bouncer thats why the cutoff ears- not a hooker. 

[drinksupreme]

@jjobie Thank you!

[jjobie]

@drinksupreme That's a reference to Hellcat Maggie, who used to cut ears off of 'customers' that she 'serviced' (wink wink). She was a real person.

[drinksupreme]

what's the deal with the cut-off ears?

[clemdane]

I love the gas chandeliers

[TheSilverSurpher]

@RaqStar85 Irish is a nationality or, at most, an ethnicity, it isn't a race.

[hultonclint]

@RaqStar85 FWIW this song has nothing to do with "The Irish." Dunno how you guys got on this subject.

[adamskiraz]

@Mowglieboy69 away, my santee, my dear annie, oh you new york girl, cant you dance the polka?

[Mowglieboy69]

@shittykenny Yeah, I also miss living in the 1800's. Such a simple time. What are your favourite memories?