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A dog's barkin' at the crack of dawn
A baby's cryin' 'cause his mama's gone
I toss and turn and then I stretch and yawn
Another morning, another day
In the heart of Harlem
I feel the tenement comin' alive
Another workin' day, I've gotta survive
Fight with the foreman from eight-thirty to five
To make a dollar so I can live
Deep in the heart of Harlem
I push and kick and get my feelings hurt downtown
I'm just a little spoke that helps the wheel go 'round
If I was rich maybe I'd move away
Out to the country where my kids could play
But I can't make it on my poor man's pay
We gotta stay here, can't get away
Can't get away from Harlem
If I was rich maybe I'd move away
Out to the country where my kids could play
But I can't make it on my poor man's pay
We gotta stay here, can't get away
Can't get away from Harlem
Deep, deep in the heart of Harlem
So deep, so deep, so deep in the heart of Harlem