Print

On The Town by Musical

New York, New (1)________ by
OZZIE:
Come on, Gabey, hurry up!

CHIP:
Twenty-four hours!

SAILOR:
Hey, why don't ya (2)________ where you're goin'.
You'd think it was (3)________ first time in New York!

GABEY:
It is!

(The sailors look around them, happily absorbing the scene.)

GABEY, CHIP, OZZIE:
New York, New York!
It's a helluva town!

GABEY:
We've got one day (4)________ and not another minute
To see the famous sights!

OZZIE:
We'll find the (5)______________ and danger (6)______________ in it
Beneath the (7)________________ lights;
But we've (8)________ on our chests
So what we like the best are the nights
Sights! Lights! Nights!

GABEY, CHIP, OZZIE:
New York, New York, a helluva town.
The Bronx is up, but the Battery's down.
The people ride in a (9)________ in the groun'.
New York, New York, it's a helluva town!

CHIP:
(points to Empire (10)__________ Building)
Hey, Gabey! Gabey, look.

(consulting his guidebook (11)________ (12)__________________ and excitement)

Gabey, it says (13)________ "There are 20,000 streets in New York,
not counting MacDougal Alley the heart of Green-Witch Village,
a charming (14)________________________ filled with..."

OZZIE:
Here we go again!

CHIP:
The famous places to (15)__________ are so many,
Or so the guidebooks say.
I promised Daddy I wouldn't miss on any.
And we have just one day.
Got to see the whole town
From Yonkers on (16)________ to the Bay.

GABEY, CHIP, OZZIE:
In just one day!

New York, New York, a visitor's place,
Where no one lives on (17)______________ of the pace,
But seven millions are (18)__________________ for space.
New York, New York, it's a visitor's place!

(Two sailors enter, weaving and weary-looking -
one happy, one (19)________ glum.)

GABEY:
Hey! Look who's comin' back! It's Tom and Andy!

OZZIE:
Hey, Tom, Andy! Hey, fellas, how are the New (20)________ dames?

ANDY:
Wonderful - I don't (21)________________ a thing!

TOM:
Awful! I remember everything!

(Tom and (22)________ exit.)

OZZIE:

Manhattan women are dressed in silk and satin,
Or so the fellas say;
There's (23)________ one thing that's important in Manhattan,
When you have (24)________ one day;
Gotta (25)________ up a date...

CHIP:
Maybe seven...

OZZIE:
Or eight
On your way.

GABEY, CHIP, OZZIE:
In (26)________ one day!

New York, New York, a helluva town.
The Bronx is up, but the Battery's down.
The people ride in a hole in the groun'.
New York, New York, it's a helluva town!!
Answers:
(1) York(2) look(3) your(4) here(5) romance(6) waiting(7) Broadway(8) hair(9) hole(10) State(11) with(12) reverence(13) here(14) thoroughfare(15) visit(16) down(17) account(18) screaming(19) very(20) York(21) remember(22) Andy(23) just(24) just(25) pick(26) just