Summer journeys to Niagra
and to other places aggravate 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!
(Sing to me, Bette, come on)
It`s very fancy
on old Delancy street you know. (I know)
The subway charms us so
When balmy breezes blow
To and fro.
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
Oooh, the dreams of a girl and boy
We`ll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy.
Ooh, yeah
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
Ooh, just made for a girl and boy.
We`ll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy!
We`ll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy!