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Summer journeysTo NiagaraAnd to other placesAggravate all our caresWe'll save our faresI've a cozy little flatIn what is known as old ManhattanWe'll settle downRight here in townWe'll have ManhattanThe Bronx and Staten Island, tooIt's lovely going throughThe zooIt's very fancyOn old Delancey Street, you knowThe subway charms us soWhen balmy breezes blowTo and froAnd tell me what streetCompares with Mott StreetIn JulySweet pushcarts gently gliding bySongtexteThe great big city's a wondrous toyJust made for a girl and boyWe'll turn ManhattanInto an isle of joyWe'll go to GreenwichWhere modern men itchTo be freeAnd Bowling Green you'll seeWith meWe'll bathe at BrightonThe fish you'll frightenWhen you're inYour bathing suit so thinWill make the shellfish grinFin to finI'd like to take aSail on Jamaica Bay with youAnd fair Canarsie's lakeWe'll viewThe city's bustle cannot destroyThe dreams of a girl and boyWe'll turn ManhattanInto an isle of joyWe'll go to YonkersWhere true love conquersIn the wildsAnd starve together, dearIn Childs'We'll go to ConeyAnd eat baloneyOn a rollIn Central Park we'll strollWhere our first kiss we stoleSoul to soulOur future babiesWe'll take to "Abie's Irish Rose"I hope they'll live to seeIt closeThe city's clamor can never spoilThe dreams of a boy and goilWe'll turn ManhattanInto an isle of joyWe'll have ManhattanThe Bronx and Staten Island, tooWe'll try to cross Fifth AvenueAs black as onyxWe'll find the Bronnix Park ExpressOur Flatbush flat, I guessWill be a great successMore or lessA short vacationOn Inspiration PointWe'll spendAnd in the station house we'll endBut civic virtue cannot destroyThe dreams of a girl and boyWe'll turn ManhattanInto an isle of joy Aus Songtexte Mania