Harry Warren — Manhattan Downbeat

(Verse) From Battery Park to Spuyten Duyvil In the time when Peter Stuyvesant held sway For peacefulness this island had no rival But it's just a little different today If you should ask if I've nostalgic yearning For the charm and quaintness of the long ago And would if I could to those days be returning The answer, emphatically, is "No!" (Chorus) Just give me that Manhattan downbeat That beats a tempo of its own You've got to shout "This is it!" The day you visit The jumpin'est town was ever known Keep your Paree and London town beat Pop Knickerbocker stands alone Drive up any avenue Swing down any street There's no beat has Manhattan downbeat beat