Key: G
Introduction:
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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 pushcarts gently gliding by
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The great big city's a wond'rous toy just made for a girl and boy
D Fº Em7 A7(13) A7 D6 Fº Em7 A7
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
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