Manhattan

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 Delancy

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 gli-ding 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 whiles

And starve together dear, in Chiles

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!

Transcribed by Todd Peach

(from this specific recording)

Guy from Bath England sent me this more complete version:

VERSE

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.

CHORUS 1

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 wondrous toy

Just made for a girl and boy --

We'll turn Manhattan

Into an isle of joy.

CHORUS 2

We'll go to Greenwich,

Where modern men itch

To be free,

And Bowling Green you'll see with me.

We'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 fin.

I'd like to take a

Sail on Jamaica

Bay with you,

And fair Canarsie's Lakes we'll view.

The city's bustle cannot destroy

The dreams of a girl and boy --

We'll turn Manhattan

Into an isle of joy.

CHORUS 3

We'll go to Yonkers,

Where true love conquers

In the wilds

And starve together, dear, in Childs'.

We'll go to Coney

And eat bologny

On a roll,

In Central Park we'll stroll

Where our first kiss we stole,

Soul to soul.

And South Pacific

Is a terrific

Show they say,

We both may see it close some day.

The city's clamour can never spoil

The dreams of a boy and goil --

We'll turn Manhattan

Into an isle of joy.

CHORUS 4

We'll have Manhattan,

The Bronx and Staten

Island too,

We'll try to cross Fifth Avenue.

As black as onyx

We'll find the Bronix

Park Express,

Our Flatbush flat, I guess,

Will be a great success,

More or less.

A short vacation

On Inspiration

Point we'll spend,

And in the station house we'll end.

But Civic Virtue cannot destroy

The dreams of a girl and boy --

We'll turn Manhattan