New York, can take your life
Big Apple makes you pay the price
In New York, yeah, yeah

Walk down the avenue
Might as well be on the moon
In New York, yeah, yeah

Oh, look out!
There's trouble in the dark

Look out!
The trail of the shark
In New York, yeah, yeah

Oh, look out!
They know all the tricks
Look out!
Better make it quick
You hear them laughing
Right behind you
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

ПРИСПІВ:
Harlem desire!
Let our children play with toys
'n no more guns for little boys

This is my harlem desire!
Just one night of peaceful sleep
And no more fighting in the streets

Ha ha ha ha Harlem!
In ha ha ha ha Harlem! (2)

КУПЛЕТ:
Candy's kinda neat
But Sugar-Hill is bitter sweet
In New York, yeah, yeah
So you cry out, 'n never leave
'cause Harlem road's a oneway-street
In New York, yeah, yeah

Oh, look out!
There's trouble in the dark
Look out!
The trail of the shark
In New York, yeah, yeah

Oh, look out!
They know all the tricks
Look out!
Better make it quick
You hear them laughing
Right behind you
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

ПРИСПІВ:
Harlem desire!
Just one night of peaceful sleep
And no more fighting in the streets

This is my harlem desire! 
Close this crazy matters down
And build a better part of town

Ha ha ha ha Harlem!
In ha ha ha ha Harlem! (2)

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Harlem desire!
Let our children play with toys
'n no more guns for little boys

This is my harlem desire!
Just one night of peaceful sleep
And no more fighting in the streets

Ha ha ha ha Harlem!
In ha ha ha ha Harlem! (4)