From the Musical, “THE NEW YORKERS,” 1930.
Also used in the 1962 Off-Broadway Musical, “ANYTHING GOES.”
Cover Art by Peter Arno.
Copyright ©16 Dec 1930.
From the Sheet Music Collection of Michael Deatz.
The sheet music:
Lyrics:
VERSE
The more I travel
Across the gravel,
The more I sail the sea,
The more I feel convinced of the fact,
New York’s the town for me.
It’s crazy skyline
Is right in my line;
And when I’m far away
I’m able to hear it for several hours,
And then I break down and say:
REFRAIN
Take me back to Manhattan,
Take me back to New York.
I’m just longing to see once more
My little home on the hundredth floor.
Can you wonder I’m gloomy?
Can you smile when I frown?
I miss the East side,
The West side,
The North side and the South side;
So take me back to Manhattan,
That dear, old dirty town.
REPEAT CHORUS