Verse 1: Down in front of Casey's, Old brown wooden stoop,
On a summer's evening, We formed a merry group;
Boys and girls together, We would sing and waltz,
While the "Ginnie"* played the organ on the sidewalks of New York.
* A Ginnie is an Italian barrel organ or street organ organ operator.

Chorus: East side, West side, All around the town
The tots sang "ring a rosie," "London Bridge is falling down;"
Boys and girls together, Me and Mamie Rorke
Tripped the light fantastic, On the sidewalks of New York.

Verse 2: That's where Johnny Casey, And little Jimmy Crows,
With Jakey Krause the baker, Who always had the dough,
Pretty Nellie Shannon, With a dude as light as cork,
First picked up the waltz step on the sidewalks of New York.

Chorus: East side, West side, All around the town
The tots sang "ring a rosie," "London Bridge is falling down;"
Boys and girls together, Me and Mamie Rorke
Tripped the light fantastic, On the sidewalks of New York.

Verse 3: Things have changed since those time, Some are upt in "G,"
Others they are wand'rers. But the all feel just like me,
They would part with all they've got, Could they but once more walk,
With their best girl and have a twirl, On the sidewalks of New York.

Chorus: East side, West side, All around the town
The tots sang "ring a rosie," "London Bridge is falling down;"
Boys and girls together, Me and Mamie Rorke
Tripped the light fantastic, On the sidewalks of New York.