From “Make Mine Manhattan,” 1947
Words by Arnold B. Horwitt
Music by Richard Lewine
The sheet music:
Lyrics
There’s some goin’s-on in Central Park
That strike a man as weird
Some goin’s-on in Central Park
The likes of which you never “heared”
From Sunday morn till Friday
It’s peaceful on the mall
But Saturday night in Central Park
Bejabbers what a brawl
Refrain:
Everyone’s got that easy feelin’
Even the dogs forget to bark
Soon as they start Virginia reelin’
Saturday night in Central Park
Jitterbug, Jive and Suzy Qu’-in’
Hasn’t a chance to make it’s mark
Nothin’s allowed but Square Dance doin’
Saturday night in Central Park
the band on the stand gets the signal
To start a John Paul Jones
And do-see-do, around they go
Galivanting, isn’t it enchanting
Afterwards there’ll be time for kissin’
Plenty of benches in the dark
Jiminy crickets, don’t be missing
Saturday night in Central Park