Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Lorenz Hart
Summer journeys to Niag'ra
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
This town
We'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten Island, too
It's lovely going to the zoo
It's very fancy
On old Delancey Street, you know
The subway charms us so
Where balmy breezes blow
To and fro
And tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street in July?
The 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
Manhattan we'll turn into an isle of joy
We'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten Island, too
We'll try to cross Fifth Avenue
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
I'd like to take a
Sail on Jamaica Bay with you
And fair Canarsie's lake we'll view
The city's bustle cannot destroy
The dreams of a girl and boy
I happen to like New York
I happen to like this town
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy
The city's clamor can never spoil
The dreams of a boy and goil
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy
An isle of joy