Manhattan
Composer(s): Lorenz Hart; Richard Rodgers
Performer(s): Ella Fitzgerald
and various other artists
Summer journeys to Niag'ra
And to other places aggra
Vate all our cares
We'll save our fares!
I've a cozy little flat in
What is known as old Manhattan
We'll settle down
Right here in town!
We'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten
Island too
It's lovely going through
The zoo!
It's very fancy
On old Delancey
Street you know
The subway charms us so
When balmy breezes blow
To and fro
And tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street
In July?
Sweet pushcarts gently gliding by
The great big city's a wonderous toy
Just made for a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy!
We'll go to Yonkers
Where true love conquers
In the wilds
And starve together dear, in Child's
We'll go to Coney
And eat baloney on a roll
In Central Park we'll stroll
Where our first kiss we stole
Soul to soul
And "My Fair Lady"
Is a terrific show they say
We both may see it close
Some day
The city's glamour can never spoil
The dreams of a boy and goil
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy!
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