I wish I was a bird of prey
I wish I talked New York
I hope that at the end of days
Our lives won't seem too short

Going through the Park on my roller skates
Going through the Park on my roller skates
Going through the Park on my roller skates
Oh what a lonesome fate

I wish I was a bird of prey
I wish I talked New York
I hope that at the end of days
Our lives won't seem too short

Now I'm going through Red Hook with a pink bouquet
Now I'm going through Red Hook with a pink bouquet
Now I'm going through Red Hook with a pink bouquet
My robin is running away

I wish I was a bird of prey
I wish I talked New York
I hope that at the end of days
Our lives won't seem too short
Our lives won't seem too short
Our lives won't seem too short