Intro :
S ome people s ay
I t's wha t we dese rve
For si ns against God
and for cri mes in the wo rld
I wouldn't know
I'm ju st ho lding the fo rt
Since that da y
They w ounde d New York
S ome people say
T hey ha te us of ol d
Our wo men unveiled
Our sla ves and our go ld
I wouldn't kn ow
I'm just ho lding the fo rt
B ut answer me th is
I won't ta ke you to co urt
D id you go cra zy
O r did you repo rt
On that da y
On that da y they w ounde d New York
On that da y they wo unded New Y ork