Tap Water

In other cities, do they ask Which water you’d prefer? A sparkling kind (they’ll charge you) Or the tap? (free, you’d infer). For New York City water Has a fresh and bracing taste. Any reason to refuse it Would be bogus and misplaced. Other H2O’s, I’ve noticed, Have a real metallic tang, Like the pipes were old and rusty In the place from which they sprang. But when New York City dining, In a restaurant or dive, Answer “tap” to any waiter And don’t fall for any jive.