why should i worry?

one minute i'm in central park

then i'm down on delancey street

from the bowery to st marks

there's a syncopated beat

said whoo

whoo

whoo

whoo

whoo

i'm streetwise

i can improvise

said whoo

whoo

whoo

whoo

whoo

i'm streetsmart

i've got new york city heart

why should i worry?

why should i care?

i may not have a dime

but i got street savoir-faire

why should i worry?

why should i care?

it's just bebopulation

and i got street savoir-faire

the rhythm of the city

but once you get it down

said you can own this town

you can wear the crown

why should i worry?

why should i care?

i may not have a dime

but i got street savoir-faire

why should i worry?

why should i care?

it's just doobopulation

and i got street savoir-faire

everything goes

everything fits

they love me at the chelsea

they adore me at the ritz

why should i worry?

why should i care?

and even when i cross that line

i got street savoir-faire