King of New York [4 Track EP] - Fun Lovin’ Criminals

Track 2. ’King of New York’. From ’The Grave And The Constant - 4 Track EP’ Written, Produced & Arranged by Fun Lovin’ Criminals Hugh “Huey“ Morgan: Vocals, Guitar Brian “Fast“ Leiser: Keyboards, Bass, Trumpet, Harmonica Steve “Steve-O“ Borgovini: Drums [Contains samples from “Insensatez“ (A.C. Jobim) as recorded by Ray Brown Trio and “Also Sprach Zarathestra“ (R. Strauss) Traditional, as recorded by Deodato] ♪♫ Franky was a mook from the block we used to live on The wanna be the gangster; The wanna be the dapper Don, Don John on the wall, I said now I’m your biggest fan next to my little brother Paul. He’s losing his grip man, like Pesci, he’d flip if you talk to his brother he says they always planned this trip he wasn’t oky-dokie running around like Don Quixote, trying to free a man he didn’t even know B. He had the roots and he bought the suits and the boys didn’t like him to tell you the truth yeah he had “J.G.“ on his pinky ring and he lied about some doin’ some time up in sing-sing he flipped one fine summer afternoon he told his brother Paulie, something had to be done soon. He took Paulie and a couple of boys and jacked the Coup de Ville to Illinois. La-di da-di, free John Gotti, la-di-da-di, la-di La-di da-di, free John Gotti “The King of New York“, “The King of New York“ He got a clipper from a stripper, he met at a club two sticks of dynamite and a .38 Snub he went to see the Don, without an invitation and stood outside the gate with his three man demonstartion He was waving picket signs, and the C.O. saw a nine; and only Paulie go away with the skin on his behind. Back in the borough the cops is acting thorough; they raided Franky’s room that’s when they saw his bureau; upon it was a note, with a rhyme that was dope, about how he was breaking John out and how he couldn’t cope. It said, “I don’t fly coach, never save the roach, “The King of New York“, “The King of New York““ I said I never fly coach and never save the roach “The King of New York“, “The King of New York“ La-di da-di, free John Gotti, la-di da-di, la-di La-di da-di, free John Gotti, “The King of New York“ man, “The King of New York“ ♪♫ ~ [ Many thanks to the copyright owners EMI for allowing this to be heard on YouTube ] ~ ☺