There's a boat dat's
Leavin' soon for New [bad word] wid me, dat's where
We belong, sister.

You an' me kin live dat high life in New [bad word] wid me, dere you can't go wrong, sister.
I'll buy you de swellest mansion
Up on upper Fi'th Avenue

An' through Harlem we'll go [bad word] ,
We'll go [bad word] ,
An' dere'll be nuttin'
Too good for you.

I'll dress you in silks and satins
In de latest Paris styles.
And de blues you'll be forgettin',
You'll be forgettin',

There'll be no frettin'
Jes nothin' but [bad word] along wid me, Hey dat's de place,
Don't be a [bad word] along [bad word] along.

There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New [bad word] wid me, dat's where we belong, sister,
Dat's where we [bad word] on, Bess!

You low, crawlin' hound! Get away from my door, I tells
You, leave it, you rattlesnake. Dat's what you is,
rattlesnake!