snow is falling in manhattan
Singer:purple mountains
snow is falling in manhattan
in a slow diagonal fashion
snow is falling in manhattan
if it looks like it might be a bad one
the good caretaker springs to action
salts the stoop and scoops the cat in
tests an icy patch for traction
levels rising on the island
shows no sign of soon subsiding
drifting deeply down in brooklyn
so much joy in merely looking
inside he's got a fire crackling
lies an old friend he just took in
seeking shelter from the cold wind
coming down in smithereens
it's blanketing the city streets
and the streets beneath are fast asleep
songs build little rooms in time
and housed within the song's design
is the ghost the host has left behind
to greet and sweep the guest inside
stoke the fire and sing his lines
snow is falling in manhattan
inside i've got a fire crackling
you're the old friend i just took in