Manhattan Downbeat
Composer(s): Harry Warren; Ira Gershwin
Performer(s): Fred Astaire



Tempo, you know that good old tempo

Just give me that Manhattan Downbeat
That beats a tempo of its own
You've got to shout, "This is it!"
The day you visit
The jumpinest town has ever been known
Keep your Paree and London town beat
Up with your 'bockers stands alone
Drive up any avenue, swing down any street
No beat has Manhattan Downbeat beat!

Manhattan has a beat that's all its own
Manhattan has a beat to call its own
So, Mister Leader, when you give the band the downbeat
A one, two, three

And give 'em that Manhattan Downbeat
That beats a tempo of its own;
You've got to shout, "This is it!"
The day you visit
The jumpinest town has ever been known
Keep your Paree and London town beat
Up with your 'bockers stands alone
Drive up any avenue, swing down any street
No beat has Manhattan Downbeat
No beat has Manhattan Downbeat
No beat has Manhattan Downbeat beat!