Manhattan – Ray Charles

Summer journeys to Niag’ra
And to other places aggra-
Vate 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! It’s very fancy
On old Delancy 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 pushcarts gently gli-ding by.
The great big city’s a wonderous toy
Just made for a girl and boy.
We’ll turn Manhattan Into an isle of joy!
We’ll go to Yonkers
Where true love conquers In the whiles
And starve together dear, in Chiles
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
And “My Fair Lady” is a terrific show they say
We both may see it close, some day
The city’s glamour can never spoil
The dreams of a boy and goil
We’ll turn Manhattan Into an isle of joy!