[Intro]
Bess

[Chorus]
There's a boat that's leavin' soon for New York
Come with me
That's where we belong, sister
You and me can live that high life in New York
Come with me
There you can't go wrong, sister

[Verse 1]
I'll buy you the swellest mansion
Up on upper Fifth Avenue
And through Harlem we'll go struttin'
We'll go a-struttin'
And there'll be nothin'
Too good for you

[Verse 2]
I'll dress you in silks and satins
In the latest Paris styles
All the blues you'll forgettin'
You'll be forgettin'
There'll be no frettin'
Just nothin' but smiles
[Pre-Chorus]
Come along with me, that's the place, huh
Don't be a fool, come along, come along

[Chorus]
There's a boat that's leavin' soon for New York
Come with me
That's where we belong
Sister, that's where we belong

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
There's a boat that's leavin' soon for New York
Come with me
That's where we belong
Bess, that's where we belong

[Outro]
Come on, Bess!