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The Five Points Paradise SquareThe streets here are always lively of an eveningWho are the gangs around nowThe 'Daybreak Boys' and the 'Swamp Angels'They work the river looting shipsThe 'Frog Hollows'
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Gangs of New York

Aye, that they do

Johnny Sirocco:
The Five Points. Paradise square! The streets here are always livelier in the evening.Amsterdam Vallon:Who are the gangs around now?Johnny Sirocco:We got the Daybreak boys And the Swamp Angels. They work the River Luton ships. The Frog Haulers shanghai sailors down around the bloody angle. Shortails were rough for awhile, but they became a bunch of jackrolling dandies. Lolling around Murderer's Alley looking like Chinamen. Hellcat Maggie she tried to open up her own grog shop. But she drunk up all her own liquor and got thrown out on the street. Now she's on the lay for anything. There's the Plug Uglies, they're from somewhere in the old country. They got their own language. No one understands what they're saying. They love to fight the cops. And the Nightwalkers and Ratpickers. They work on their backs and kill with their hands. They're so scurvy, only the Plug Uglies will talk with them. But who knows what they're saying. The Slaughterhouses And the Broadway Twisters are a fine bunch of Bengal boys! And the little Forty Thieves. I used to run with them for a while. Till they got taken over by Benjer the Cockroach and his red eyed buggers. Benjer carry's a germ. If you try to leave the gang, they say he hacks up blood off you... The True Blue Americans call themselves a gang; but, all they really do is stand around on corners damning England...Amsterdam Vallon:Anything about the sand of the Dead Rabbits?Johnny Sirocco:You don't say that name. That name died with your... They been outlawed.Amsterdam Vallon:When I was in the blockhouse, the chinks told me that the Natives celebrate their victory every year. Is that true?Johnny Sirocco:Aye, that they do

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The Five Points Paradise Square
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The streets here are always lively of an evening
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Who are the gangs around now
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The 'Daybreak Boys' and the 'Swamp Angels'
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They work the river looting ships
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The 'Frog Hollows' shanghai sailors by the Bloody Angle
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The 'Shirt Tails' was rough but they've become a bunch of dandies
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loggin' around Murderers' Alley looking like Chinamen
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Hell Cat Maggie she tried to open her own grog shop
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She drunk her own liquor and got throwed on the street
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Beautiful Now she's on the lay for anything
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The 'Plug Uglies' are from deep in the old country
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Got their own language no one understands
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They love to fight the cops The 'Night Walkers' of Ragpicker's Row
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They work on their backs and kill with their hands
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They're so scurvy only the 'Plug Uglies' talk to them But who understands them
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The 'Slaughter Housers' and the 'Broadway Twisters'
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They're a fine bunch of bingo boys And the Little 'Forty Thieves'
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I used to run with them
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till they got took over by Bendrick the Cockroach
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Bendrick carries a germ
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If you try to leave the gang he hacks up blood on you
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The 'Lime Juicers' are nothing but a bunch of rapacious grab ups
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The 'True Blue Americans' say they're a gang
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but all they do is stand on corners damning England
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If you believe one word the British say you're a fool
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Do any of them got the sand of the 'Dead Rabbits'
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You don't say that name
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That name died with your They been outlawed
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In the blockhouse the Chinks told me
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that the Natives celebrate their victory every year Is that true
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Aye that they do It's quite the affair
Available in 7 languages
Duration
102 seconds
Views
475
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:44
Uploaded
Mar 07, 2026
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Production
Miramax,Alberto Grimaldi Productions

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Movie Summary

In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.

Actors

Henry Thomas
Johnny Sirocco
Leonardo DiCaprio
Amsterdam Vallon