Manhattan

1925 by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the Garrick Gaieties. revue.

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 To and fro
And tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street In July
Sweet push-carts gently gliding by
The great big city’s a wond’rous toy
Just made for a girl and boy
We’ll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy
We’ll go to Yonkers
….
The city’s clamor can never spoil
The dreams of a boy and girl
We’ll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy