At this time, we'd like to move over into the realm of Shakespearean literature,
and I'd like to prove to you that even though you might have two hit records
under your belt, it still means that New York is full of a whole lot of jive people.
Well, when I first got to New York, I believed in the saying,
do unto others as you would want them to do unto you.
But I soon found out that a steward would starve to death in this town
if he did not keep him one or two.
So I moved into a block that was very convenient by both subway and bus to reach.
And do you know the next thing I found?
The next thing I found about New York people is don't nobody practice what they preach.
Because right across the street from me, one of them old jive preachers lived.
And would you believe this steward has found a brand new sermon called
It is better to receive than to give.
And then there's old stuck-up Evelyn.
She's got her a muskrat coat.
And a jive zircon diamond ring.
And yesterday she got busted for shoplifting.
So now every day she's stuck up in pure sing-sing.
And then there is a widow lady named Miss Johnson.
She goes to church every Sunday come rain or come shine.
But from a Monday to Saturday, you'd figure she had a license
because she's dealing in everything.
That makes your eyes real blurry with Sneaky Pete wine.
And then upstairs over me is two of them old jive models.
Them old half-glamour girls.
But they must have been touched in the head.
Because the first thing they found me on the stairway was a babs.
Have you got any bread?
I said, no, baby, I'm new in town.
And really, I just moved in this block.
And I'm waiting on old Clark Terry to load me a pound.
To get my vine out of hot.
And then there's one more stud.
He's named Willie the Weeper.
And has a Cadillac of pure fire engine red.
But every morning Willie comes by my house to wash up.
Because his Cadillac is also his New York bed.
And last but not least is my old landlady.
And for 12 years I thought this old lady was nice.
And she was very nice.

And she was very sweet.
And do you know I didn't have no room rent last night.
She put me into the pure cold New York street.
And there's one more stud.
He sells herbs and tea leaves.
And you can even get the figure for a $5 bill.
And do you know yesterday my man got a figure in Leavenworth.
Because he was dealing a sneaky Pete pill.
So here is a cue from me to you.
If you intend to live in New York town.
Is keep you some real long green.
And be down with the scene.
Or else you are.
Poe.
How.
By.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
I can see that you people really enjoy the hard type of Shakespearean literature.
It's very nice on a Sunday afternoon.