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• Manhattan - Ella Fitzgerald
• Manhattan - Supremes
• Manhattan - The Supremes
• Manhattan - Bob Seger
• Manhattan - Rosemary Clooney
• Manhattan - Dinah Washington
• Manhattan - Caetano Veloso
• Manhattan - Say Anything
• Manhattan - Kings Of Leon
• Manhattan - Scott Walker
• Manhattan - Sara Bareilles
• Manhattan - Cinerama
• Manhattan - La Oreja De Van Gogh
• Manhattan - Midtown
• Manhattan - Cecilia Dale
• Manhattan - Visqueen
• Manhattan - Lorenz Hart
• Manhattan - Vagiant
• Manhattan - Lee Wiley
• Manhattan - Head Of Femur
• Manhattan - Blossom Dearie
• Manhattan - Camelia Jordana

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

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!
Transcribed by Todd Peach
(from this specific recording)
Guy from Bath England sent me this more complete version:
VERSE
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.
CHORUS 1
We'll have Manhattan,
The Bronx and Staten
Island too.
It's lovely going through the Zoo.
It's very fancy
On old Delancey
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 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.
CHORUS 2
We'll go to Greenwich,
Where modern men itch
To be free,
And Bowling Green you'll see with me.
We'll bathe at Brighton,
The fish you'll frighten
When you're in,
Your bathing suit so thin
Will make the shellfish grin,
Fin to fin.
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
The dreams of a girl and boy --
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy.
CHORUS 3
We'll go to Yonkers,
Where true love conquers
In the wilds
And starve together, dear, in Childs'.
We'll go to Coney
And eat bologny
On a roll,
In Central Park we'll stroll
Where our first kiss we stole,
Soul to soul.
And South Pacific
Is a terrific
Show they say,
We both may see it close some day.
The city's clamour can never spoil
The dreams of a boy and goil --
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy.
CHORUS 4
We'll have Manhattan,
The Bronx and Staten
Island too,
We'll try to cross Fifth Avenue.
As black as onyx
We'll find the Bronix
Park Express,
Our Flatbush flat, I guess,
Will be a great success,
More or less.
A short vacation
On Inspiration
Point we'll spend,
And in the station house we'll end.
But Civic Virtue cannot destroy
The dreams of a girl and boy --
We'll turn Manhattan

We'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten Island too
It's lovely going through the Zoo
It's very fancy
On old Delancey Street, you know
The subway charmes us so
When balmy breezes blow
To and fro
And tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street in July
Sweet push carts gently gliding by
The great big city's a wond'rous 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 wilds
And starve together, dear in Childs'
We'll go to Coney
And eat bologny on a roll
In Central Park, we'll stroll
Where our first kiss we stole
Soul to soul
And tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street in July
Sweet push carts gently gliding by
The great big city's a wond'rous toy
Just made for a girl and boy

(Richard Rodgers/Lorentz Hart)
We'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten Island too
It's lovely going through the Zoo
It's very fancy
On old Delancey Street, you know
The subway charmes us so
When balmy breezes blow
To and fro
And tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street in July
Sweet push carts gently gliding by
The great big city's a wond'rous toy
Just made for a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joyWe'll go to Yonkers
Where true love conquers in the wilds
And starve together, dear in Childs'
We'll go to Coney
And eat bologny on a roll
In Central Park, we'll stroll
Where our first kiss we stole
Soul to soul
And tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street in July
Sweet push carts gently gliding by
The great big city's a wond'rous toy
Just made for a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy

Shakey Davey's got a twelve gauge in his hand
It's sawed off to the limit
He's got a vague plan
There's this liquor store on Madison
There's another one down on Washington square
He's pretty sure no one's ever seen him
Down around there
The first one's birdshot the next four are double aught buck
The last one's a slug just for good luck
He's got his works in his pocket
He wants to score as soon as he's done
He can't wait to get straight to get long gone
He puts on his long coat scribbles off a short note
Sits himself down and waits for the sun to go down
It's right around midnight and there's still too damn many people on this street
He's walked all the way from Battery Park he's got sweaty hands and burnin' feet
He's desperate for a fix
His body's screamin' "Get me high"
He bursts through the door and lets one fly
Sunrise in the park and Davey's cold as stone
He got some bad merchandise and he was all alone
Two more unsolved mysteries a iot of paper pushed around

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!
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!
The great big city's a wondrous toy
Just made for a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan Into an isle of joy.

We'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten Island too
It's lovely going through the Zoo
It's very fancy
On old Delancey Street, you know
The subway charmes us so
When balmy breezes blow
To and fro
And tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street in July
Sweet push carts gently gliding by
The great big city's a wond'rous 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 wilds
And starve together, dear in Childs'
We'll go to Coney
And eat bologny on a roll
In Central Park, we'll stroll
Where our first kiss we stole
Soul to soul
And tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street in July
Sweet push carts gently gliding by
The great big city's a wond'rous toy
Just made for a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy!
The city's bustle cannot destroy
The dreams of a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan

We'll have Manhattan
The Bronx
And Staten Island too
It's lovely going through
The zoo
It's very fancy
On old Delancey 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 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
We'll go to Greenwich
Where modern men itch
To be free
And Bowling Green
You'll see
With me
We'll bathe at Brighton
The fish you'll frighten
When you're in
Your bathing suit so thin
Will make
The shellfish grin
Fin to fin
And South Pacific
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
We'll have Manhattan
The Bronx
And Staten Island too
We'll try to cross
Fifth Avenue
As black as onyx
We'll find the bronix
Park express
Our flatbush flat
I guess will be
A great success
More or less
A short vacation
On inspiration
Point we'll spend
And in
The station house
We'll end
But civic virtue
Cannot destroy
The dreams
Of a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan

In my dreams we fly away from all the palm trees of this place and the smell of it's decay
I can taste the clouds and my wings can carry me to your window
Where you will hold me in your arms and kiss me softly as you stroke my cheek
And say “Oh my angel, you hold my heart, I've been dreaming of you like you have me
Can you touch my skin and lay your kisses on my cheeks
And to Manhattan sweep me away?”
No more, no less
In pools of water after all the rain has left I see your gaze
No more, no less
I'm longing for a Neverland where I can make you oh so happy
In my dreams we fly away from all the pain and school bell rings
To a city that never sleeps and I can see you smile all day
And I can show you just how beautiful complications can be
From the roof top I can lean in close and whisper in your ear:
“Can you see, it's not the same, the stars are spelling out your name”
And the moon can only frown because it will never be as beautiful as you
No more, no less
In pools of water after all the rain has left I see your gaze
No more, no less
I'm longing for a Neverland where I can make you oh so happy
I'm dreaming of Manhattan
Dreaming of where we are so in love
I can make you oh so happy
No more, no less
In pools of water after all the rain has left I see your gaze
No more, no less

I like to dance all night, summons the day
But that's how I play, yeah that's how I play
I said who are you? Don't matter who you are
So we dance all night and dance all day
I say, I say
We're gonna fuel the fire, gonna stoke it up
We're gonna sip this wine and pass the cup
Who needs avenues, who needs reservoirs
Gonna show this town how to kiss these stars
I say, I say
We're gonna hunt to kill, gonna skin the hide
A yelp and scream and away I ride
And every drop that spills on every plot of ground
It's all for you for what you found
I say, I say
I say, I say
It's gonna take your head
And gonna drive you home
It's gonna keep on, keep on, keep on
And then forever roam

here you are boy
here you are (x3)
I tip to Bengal
tip tp Somal
i tip to Burmese
tip Kenyanese
See them sliding through the sun
I tip Havanian
Abyssinian
Here Alaskan
Here Corsicsn
See them sliding through the sun
it's on me all my life
On me all my life
Scalper in the lampglow
scalper on a chair
stick wiped shirt?
and his arm somewhere
Fleur de Lis le wrist is connected
chief of police a la collar -
- bones disconnected
and here you are boy
here you are
and hear the word of the lord
I tip to Bengal
no he tips to Bengal
tips to Somal
tips to Burmese
tips Kenyanese
See them sliding through the sun
Scalper in the lampglow
Scalper everywhere
stick wiped shirt?
say something round that shredded dirt
Say Fleur de Lis
Le jaw bone connected
chief of police a la ankles -
- connected
And here you are boy
here you are
here you are boy
here you are
he tips Havanian
tips Abyssinian
here Alaskan
here Corsican

You can have Manhattan
I know it's for the best
I'll gather up the avenues
And leave them on your doorstep
And I'll tip toe away
So you won't have to say
You heard me leave
You can have Manhattan
I know it's what you want
The bustle and the buildings
The weather in the fall
And I'll bow out of place
To save you some space
For somebody new
You can have Manhattan
Cause I can't have you
Ahhhhh
You can have Manhattan
The one we used to share
The one where we were laughing
And drunk on just being there
Hang on to the reverie
Could you do that for me?
Cause I'm just too sad to
You can have Manhattan
Cause I can't have you
And so it goes
One foot after the other
Til black and white begin to color in
And I know
That holding us in place
Is simply fear of what's already changed
Ahhhhh
You can have Manhattan
I'll settle for the beach
And sunsets facing westward
With sand beneath my feet
I'll wish this away
Just missing the days
When I was one half of two
You can have Manhattan

I cant help staring when you're hardly wearing a thing
Your lascivious mouth is full of smiles
Your laughter echoes off the bathroom tiles
With your pretty hands folded sweetly in your lap
You make such a tantalising trap
But who deserves your perfect curves and wiles?
Well, I can tell you now that it won't be me
Because my girlfriend's waiting patiently
And I have noticed that you're inclined to tease
So don't make this any harder for me please
Oh please don't look so confused
I guess you're seldom refused
You must think I'm insane
Walking out knowing I won't get this chance again?
You kissed me once and you got a response, and I know
After a kiss like that some men would leave their wife
But I don't want to destroy my life
Just because you look at me that way
It doesn't mean that I'm about to stay
But I can hardly believe
That I'm about to just leave
Because some weird chromosome
Somewhere deep inside is calling me home
Oh please don't look so confused
I guess you're seldom refused
You must think I'm insane
Walking out knowing I won't get this chance again?
Of course I want to share your bed with you
But if I stay tonight I can never go home
But I can hardly believe
That I'm about to just leave
Because some weird chromosome
Somewhere deep inside is calling me home
Oh please don't look so confused
I guess you're seldom refused
You must think I'm insane
Walking out knowing I won't get this chance again?
Oh I can hardly believe
That I'm about to just leave
Because some weird chromosome
Somewhere deep inside is calling me home
Oh please don't look so confused
I guess you're seldom refused
You must think I'm insane

Vuelve a llover sobre Manhattan
el contador del taxi para,
alguien de pie limpia sus gafas junto a mí,
me recuerda mucho a ti.
Publicidad en su paraguas;
Ganas de hablar,
y una mirada en un local lleno de trampas
Pienso en ti, y un poco más en mí.
Y al despertar y verme al lado de lo que siempre juré no hacer
Sólo tú clavas en mi sien tu voz diciendo "no te olvidaré"...
Sola en el hotel de la calle del terror
los recuerdos con espinas dirán que te he roto el corazón
y el veneno de mi error que hace eternas las heridas
que salga y le dé un beso a la vida
y es que sin ti, sabes mi amor que desaparezco yo.
La tentación no vive arriba
ni tu perdón es cosa mía
sale mi avión, vuelvo a la vida que dejé,
somos tres para comer...
Y al regresar te vi esperando con tu sonrisa y alguna flor,
Sentí entender mi traición al ver tus ojos dándome su amor...
Sola en el hotel de la calle del terror
los recuerdos con espinas dirán que te he roto el corazón
y el veneno de mi error, que hace eternas las heridas
que salga y le dé un beso a la vida
y es que sin ti, sabes mi amor que desaparezco yo
que desaparezco yo,
que desaparezco yo,

I can't believe anything
Every year it's the same
Chew me up
Spit me out again
Oh, I've seen it all
Winter, Summer, Fall
I love you with my eyes
What's you're name
I can't believe how I'm living
Lost in Manhattan
I don't know where to go
There's no where left to go
I can't believe how I'm living

Summer journeys
To Niagara
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
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
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
Just made
For a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy
We'll turn Manhattan

Save me from crossing wires
I know will black me out
Save me
Hades fire runs up the wall
And searches out, but we don't burn
Standing on my little island with you
Gotham City skyscraping giants
Anchored in the sand
Gazing, I sing along to you with sparks in my hand
Standing on my little island with you
Cobblestones and cable bridges call me home
Standing on my little island
With you in manhattan

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.
We'll have Manhattan,
The Bronx and Staten
Island too.
It's lovely going through
The zoo.
It's very fancy
On old Delancey
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 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.
We'll go to Greenwich,
Where modern men itch
To be free;
And Bowling Green you'll see
With me.
We'll bathe at Brighton
The fish you'll frighten
When you're in.
Your bathing suit so thin
Will make the shellfish grin
Fin to fin.
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.
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy.
We'll go to Yonkers
Where true love conquers
In the wilds.
And starve together, dear,
In Childs'.
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.
Our future babies
We'll take to "Abie's
Irish Rose."
I hope they'll live to see
It close.
The city's clamor can never spoil
The dreams of a boy and goil.
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy.
We'll have Manhattan,
The Bronx and Staten
Island too.
We'll try to cross'
Fifth Avenue.
As black as onyx
We'll find the Bronnix
Park Express.
Our Flatbush flat, I guess,
Will be a great success,
More or less.
A short vacation
On Inspiration Point
We'll spend,
And in the station house we'll end,
But Civic Virtue cannot destroy
The dreams of a girl and boy.
We'll turn Manhattan
Into an isle of joy!

If I knew when I was young that I'd be older
There are so many things that I would've told you
But I didn't have a chance to tell you about it
Now I'm sitting here and the bar is crowded
So I'm gonna say it now to all my drunk friends
All good people come to their ends
Here's where we lift our glasses to you
Us and all these punks who never knew you
I used to sit alone in all my glory
Now I sit with friends and I tell them stories
About the way you were and the way you raised me
And all your stupid jokes that never phazed me
Here's where we lift our glasses to you
Us and all these punks who never knew you
So take a glass and drink it down
And when they ask you "Whiskey?" you say "Brown."
So take a glass and drink again
Yeah, toss one back for my old man
Yeah, all our friends are here; that's nothing new
The only thing that's missing here is you
One thing's for sure: You wouldn't want us crying
How's things up there? They're good on my end
I'll drink this Manhattan my friends bought me
Heavy on the whiskey like you taught me
Here's where we lift our glasses to you
Us and all these punks who never knew you
So take a glass and drink it down
And when they ask you "Whiskey?" you say "Brown."
So take a glass and drink again
Yeah, toss one back for my old man
So take a glass and drink it down
And when they ask you "Whiskey?" you say "Brown."
So take a glass and drink again

We'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten
Island too.
It's lovely strolling 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 "South Pacific" is a terrific show they say
We both may see it close, some day
The city's buzzard cannot destroy
The dream of a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan

Did you ever stare at the globe?
As a kid and wonder (Did they see the same things you
did?)
If other kids did what you did
Figuring out why...
We live where we live (Were you used to your
surroundings?)
You're born and that's where you have to exist
A shape becomes a structure
A quote stands out of a lecture (Did your handwriting
get faster?)
Suddenly everything comes together
When you're so young
Everything's so hard to do
When you're so young
They expect so much from you
I was afraid to follow through
I think I'm finally ready today
You still mean more to me
Than a million years of history
You still mean more
I don't show it so well
I spend too much time thinking about myself
I spend too much time
I can't justify
The past ten years
When I messed around
Without conquering my fears
Yeah, I didn't fix anything at all
You still mean more to me
Than a million years of history

I'll take Manhattan,
the Bronx, and Staten Island too
It's lovely going through
the zoo
It's very fancy
on old Delancey 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
gliding by
The great big city's a wondrous toy
Made for a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan
into an isle of joy
Tell me what street
compares with Mott Street in July
Sweet pushcarts gently
gliding by
The great big city's a wondrous toy
Made for a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan
into an isle of joy
I'll take Manhattan

J'ai le coeur building Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan
Fait de piques d'abîme Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan
Mélange subtile Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan
D'allégresse de spleen Manhattan, Manhattan ça d'automne
Dans mon corps un de ces ramdam
De plus de cinquante état d'âme
Tandis qu'au plaisir je m'abandonne et mes larmes, dans le sol
J'ai le coeur building Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan
Fait de cimes d'abîme Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan
Prise de milles vertiges Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan
Tout me lasse, me grise, Manhattan, Manhattan ça d'automne
Dans mon corps un de ces ramdam
De plus de cinquante état d'âme
Tandis qu'au plaisir je m'abandonne et mes larmes, dans le sol
Dans mon âme une telle pagaille, tant d'émoi contraire me tiraille
Cependant qu'au calme je me donne, mais de la plainte des Klaxons
Di lili di lili di lili
J'ai le coeur building Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan
Fait de piques d'abîme Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan
J'ai le coeur building Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan