Come on along and listen to, the lullaby of Broadway
The hip hooray and ballyhoo, the lullaby of Broadway
The rumble of a subway train, the rattle of the taxis
The daffydils who entertain, at Angelo’s and Maxi’s
When a Broadway baby says good night, it’s early in the morning
Manhattan babies don’t sleep tight until the dawn:
Good night, baby
Good night, milkman’s on his way
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep tight, let’s call it a day. Hey!
Come on along and listen to, the lullaby of Broadway
The hi-dee-hi and boop-a-doo, the lullaby of Broadway
The band begins to go to town, and everyone goes crazy
You rock-a-bye your baby round, 'til everything gets hazy
Hush-a-bye I’ll buy you this and that, you hear a daddy saying
And baby goes home to her flat, to sleep all day:
Good night, baby
Good night, milkman’s on his way
Sleep tight, baby
Sleep tight,
Let’s call it a day — - -
Listen to the lullaby of old Broadway
This was on the first or second Bette Midler album. Like all her early stuff, it was played partly for camp and partly to show off her brassy persona, but she did do a very good job of it.
I normally browse the full text, but I was so enjoying this (for me unknown by them) number that I forgot to read. Too bad they had such conflicting characters.
I like these old songs even if they are from before my own time as I was born in 1946. I had listened to a more recent version of this song by Doris Day and did not realize it was that old. So nice and relaxing to hear.