Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York

All the streets in our fair city are one and the same

So I leave it to you—what's in a name?

Are the folks who live on a street like Eleventh

Any finer than the family on A Hundred and Seventh?

I settle each issue by telling the squawker

If you live in New York, be glad you're a New Yorker

I tell you

Every street's a boulevard in old New York

Every street's a highway of your dreams

Why, it's a thrill to shop on, on Thirty-Fourth Street

Or down in Union Square

I like the people you meet on Mulberry Street

Oh, have you ever been there?

Why, every street's a boulevard in old New York

So keep smiling and you'll never wear a frown

Just remember there's the East Side and the West Side

And Uptown and Down

That's why I'm proud to be the mayor of your town

Every street's a boulevard in old New York

Why, it's a thrill to come up from the subway

And see those Broadway lights

I think an open-top bus is luxury plus

When you're seein' the sights

Why the streets, streets are lined with palaces in old New York

It's a kingdom where the people wear the crown

Just remember those bridges and buildings

Will never come down

That's why I'm proud to be the mayor of your town