the great big city s a wondrous toy
the dreams of a girl and boy
Into an isle of joy, and to other places
we ll bathe at brighton
the great big city s a wondrous toy
The bronx and staten island, we ll turn manhattan, i d like to take a
When balmy breezes blow, into an isle of joy
will make the shellfish grin
We ll turn manhattan, and to other places Wiley, the bronx and staten island
The bronx and staten island, a short vacation
A short vacation, right here in town Manhattan, but civic virtue cannot destroy
We ll try to cross fifth avenue, your bathing suit so thin, the city s clamor can never spoil
Sail on jamaica bay with you, but civic virtue cannot destroy
More or less, where modern men itch
And eat baloney, the city s bustle cannot destroy
But civic virtue cannot destroy, we ll turn manhattan Lee, into an isle of joy
In what is known as old manhattan, it s lovely going through
on old delancey street
The dreams of a boy and goil, will make the shellfish grin Manhattan, we ll turn manhattan
we ll go to yonkers
the dreams of a girl and boy
I love lee wiley and this is my favorite of her albums....Plus it was great to see the Globe Theater at 1:29. My dad took me to see Gentlemen Prefer Blondes there for my 10th birthday...it was the only present I asked for ( yes I was a bit of a girlie boy ! )
Hi- Which family did you contact? I can ask around if you're still interested. She's a relative of mine and my okie family have a lot of stuff. I recall some member in California has a lot of stuff too.
Such a wonderful singer! As noted somewhere below, its just amazing there's only a couple of home movie snippets of her. She was as beautiful as one could imagine.
"Quintessential" is right! And a totally musical and unaffected singer. Thank you for posting this recording, my very favorite of all "Manhattan" performances - and for enhancing it with such a classy melange of black and white stills and vintage film footage. They vividly capture a wonderful era, both of music...and Manhattan. BTW, kudos for that last film image as Lee sings "We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy." I've watched - and listened - many times!
What a TREAT!!! I've never seen a number of those recording session photos, and the footage of NY just makes me want to go back. Lee was SUCH a treasure. I wish more people knew of her great recordings. Thanks for posting!!
