BROOKLYN BRIDGE, THE

fr "It Happened In Brooklyn" 1947 film sb Frank Sinatra
Jule Stein (m) Sammy Cahn (l)  1946

as rec by Mel Torme


Isn't she a beauty, isn't she a queen,
Nicest bridge that I have ever seen!
Her paint's a little tattered where age has left its touch,
Still I guess I'll always love her very much!

Like the folks you meet on,
Like to plant my feet on
The Brooklyn Bridge.
What a lovely view from,
Heaven looks at you from
The Brooklyn Bridge.

I love to listen to the wind through her strings,
The song that it sings
For the town.
I love to look up at the clouds in her hair
She's learned to wear
Like a crown.

If you've been a rover,
Journey's end lies over
The Brooklyn Bridge.
Don't let no one tell you
I've been tryin' to sell you
The Brooklyn Bridge!

Folks in Manhattan are sad,
'Cause they look at her and wish they had
The good old Brooklyn Bridge!

Not any old bridge, but the Brooklyn Bridge!

I pity the New York Crowd;
The folks in Manhattan are sad,
'Cause they look at her and wish they had
The good old Brooklyn,
Nothin' but the Brooklyn,
The good old Brooklyn Bridge!






(Transcribed by Peter Akers - May 2012)