These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things.

Okay, come on, you know you have to sing this one…)

Raindrops on sidewalks,

And blueberry Knishes.

Raspberry cheesecake and old-time cheek kisses.

NoHo and SoHo and church bells that ring,

These are a few of our favorite things.

West Greenwich Village and tables on sidewalks,

Washington Square and the poems in pink chalk,

Pigeons that fly with the moon on their wings,

These are a few of our favorite things.

When the train’s full.

When the wait’s long.

When the tourists come,

We simply remember our favorite things,

And give The City our love.

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Central park picnics and views from the rooftops

Subways and Archways and specialty craft shops

Small pocket gardens that bring flowers in spring,

These are a few of our favorite things.

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Tugboats and cruise ships and barges and bridges.

Cobblestone streets with their bumps and their ridges.

Cabbies that honk like there’s somewhere to go

These are the things that we’ve come to know.

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When Hudson winds blow

And there’s a foot of snow,

When the stench is bad,

We simply remember our favorite things

And then we don’t feel so sad.

 

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Street art and food marts, actors and beggars,

Artists, musicians, and foreigners together.

People are working to make dreams come true,

All take a moment to help someone too.

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When the news stinks,

When the market drops,

When life seems so wrong,

We simply remember our favorite things

And then we just sing this song.