Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Many years since I was here
– He maha nga tau mai I ahau i konei
On the street I was passin’ my time away
– I runga i te huarahi i haere ahau i toku wa atu
To the left and to the right
– Ki te taha mauī ki te taha matau
Buildings towering to the sky, it’s outta sight
– Ko ngā whare e piki ana ki te rangi, he mea tino nui
In the dead of night
– I te pō pō
(Oooh, ooh-ooh-ooh) here I am, and in this city
– (Oooh, ooh-ooh-ooh) kei konei ahau, kei roto hoki I tenei pa
(Oooh, ooh-ooh-ooh) with a fistful of dollars, and baby, you’d better believe
– (Oooh, ooh-ooh-ooh) me te tini o nga taara, me te peepi, ka pai ake to whakapono
I’m back, back in the New York groove
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove
I’m back, back in the New York groove
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove
I’m back, back in the New York groove
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove
Back, in the New York groove
– Hoki, i roto i te new York groove
In the New York groove
– I te rōpū O New York
In the back of my Cadillac
– I muri o taku Cadillac
A wicked lady sittin’ by my side sayin’, “Where are we?”
– He wahine kino e noho ana i toku taha e mea ana, “Kei Hea tatou?”
Stopped at Third and Forty-three, exit to the night
– I mutu I Te Toru me te Wha tekau ma toru, puta ki te po
It’s gonna be ecstasy, this place was meant for me
– He mea whakamiharo, i hangaia tēnei wāhi mōku
(Oooh, ooh-ooh-ooh) I feel so good tonight
– (Oooh, ooh-ooh-ooh) he tino pai taku āhua i tēnei pō
(Oooh, ooh-ooh-ooh) who cares about tomorrow, so baby, you’d better believe!
– (Oooh, ooh-ooh-ooh) e carangawanga ana kiomōpō, nō reira e te pēpi, me whakapono koe!
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
Back, in the New York groove, in the New York groove
– Hoki, i Roto i Te new York groove, i roto i Te new York groove
I’m back, back in the New York groove
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove
I’m back, back in the New York groove
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
I’m back, back in the New York groove (New York groove)
– Kua hoki mai ahau, kua hoki mai ki Te new York groove (New York groove)
I’m back…
– Kua hoki mai ahau…
