Snow is Falling in Manhattan

Snow is falling in Manhattan In a slow diagonal fashion On the Sabbath, as it happens Snow is falling in Manhattan If it looks like it might be a bad one The good caretaker springs to action Salts the stoop and scoops the cat in Tests an icy patch for traction Snow Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa Snow, oh, whoa Snow, oh, whoa Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa Levels rising on the island Shows no sign of soon subsiding Drifting deeply down in Brooklyn So much joy in merely looking Inside he's got a fire crackling And on the couch, beneath an afghan Lies an old friend he just took in Seeking shelter from the cold wind Coming down in smithereens On Staten Island, Bronx and Queens It's blanketing the city streets And the streets beneath are fast asleep Songs build little rooms in time And housed within the song's design Is the ghost the host has left behind To greet and sweep the guest inside Stoke the fire and sing his lines Snow Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa Snow, oh, whoa Snow, oh, whoa Snow, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa Snow is falling in Manhattan Inside I've got a fire crackling And on the couch, beneath an afghan You're the old friend I just took in