Manhattan

 
              
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Summer journeys to Niag'ra and to other places aggravate all our cares  
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We'll save our fares 
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I've a cozy little flat in what is known as old Manhattan 
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We'll settle down right here in town 
Melody 
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We'll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, too 
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It's lovely going through the   zoo 
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It's very fancy    on old Delancy Street, you know 
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The subway charms us so    when balmy breezes blow to and fro 
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And tell me what street   compares with Mott Sreet in July 
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Sweet push carts gently gliding   by 
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The great big city's a wond'rous toy     just made for a girl and boy 
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We'll turn Manhattan into an   isle  of  joy 
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We'll go to Yonkers, where true love conquers in the wilds 
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And starve together, Dear, in   Childs' 
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We'll go to Coney and eat baloney on a roll 
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In Central Park we'll stroll where our first kiss we stole, soul to soul 
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And "My Fair Lady" is a terrific show, they say 
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We both may see it close someday 
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The city's clamour can never spoil the dreams of a boy and goil 
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We'll turn Manhattan into an   isle  of  joy