Lyrics by: Lorenz Hart
Music by: Richard Rodgers
From the Show: The Garrick Gaieties (1925)
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I'll take Manhattan, the Bronx,
and Staten Island too, it's lovely going through the zoo
It's very fancy on old Delaney
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 push carts gently gliding
by
The great big city's a wondrous
toy, just made for a girl and boy.
I'll turn Manhattan into an isle
of joy.
I'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 shellfish grin fin to fin.
I'd like to take a sail on
Jamaica Bay with you, the fair
Canarsies Lake we'll view
The city's bustle cannot destroy
the dreams of a girl and boy,
I'll turn Manhattan into an isle
of joy.