Summer journeys
To Niagara
And to other places
Aggravate all our cares
We'll save our faresI've a cozy little flat
In what is known as old Manhattan
We'll settle down
Right here in townWe'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten Island, too
It's lovely going through
The zooIt's very fancy
On old Delancey Street, you know
The subway charms us so
When balmy breezes blow
To and froAnd tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street
In July
Sweet pushcarts gently gliding byThe great big city's a wondrous toy
Just made for a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joyWe'll go to Greenwich
Where modern men itch
To be free
And Bowling Green you'll see
With meWe'll bathe at Brighton
The fish you'll frighten
When you're in
Your bathing suit so thin
Will make the shellfish grin
Fin to finI'd like to take a
Sail on Jamaica Bay with you
And fair Canarsie's lake
We'll viewThe city's bustle cannot destroy
The dreams of a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joyWe'll go to Yonkers
Where true love conquers
In the wilds
And starve together, dear
In Childs'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 soulOur future babies
We'll take to "Abie's Irish Rose"
I hope they'll live to see
It closeThe city's clamor can never spoil
The dreams of a boy and goil
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joyWe'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten Island, too
We'll try to cross Fifth Avenue
As black as onyxWe'll find the Bronnix Park Express
Our Flatbush flat, I guess
Will be a great success
More or lessA short vacation
On Inspiration Point
We'll spend
And in the station house we'll endBut civic virtue cannot destroy
The dreams of a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy
Songwriters
LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERSPublished by
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