Brass: N. Y. I dig Reeds: What about it? Brass: N. Y. is big Reeds: People tout it Brass: I flip my wig Reeds: What about? Brass: 'Bout a street I dig
Piano (Basie's solo): One day I was walkin' n' Finally came upon a series of alphabet streets A-B-C and D, but I went for "C" The most of the hard-to-forget streets It's really and truly the dilly of all m'pet streets Tenor sax: Hey, hey, hey everybody now
Brass: Come go walkin' with me now Walk up avenue C now Chicks all lookin' so pretty They don't give me no pity Avenue C is the grooviest in the city
Tenor sax: I never dug an avenue so enjoyable to me "C" Avenue is groovy Yes it was groovy as it could be Brass: Walk with me down Avenue C Tenor sax: Man I really hope to say
Brass: Come on baby, while we ramble Walk beside me while we ramble Tenor sax: You dig it too I feel you do What a scenic hike It's a walk that you're bound to like
Brass: Y'got "B" on the one side Reeds: "A" Brass: "D" on the other Reeds: "B" Brass: "C" in the middle Reeds: "C"