The day the circus came to town

Some folks like to get away

Take a holiday from the neighbourhood

Hop a flight to Miami Beach

Or to Hollywood

But I’m taking a Greyhound

On the Hudson River Line

I’m in a New York state of mind

I’ve seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines

Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens

But I know what I’m needing

I’m in a New York state of mind