Shes A Latin From Manhattan

Johnny Green

She's A Latin From ManhattanAl JolsonWords by Al Dubin and Music by Harry WarrenThis version did not chart butIn 1935 it peaked at #1 for Victor YoungCompeting versions charted by Johnny Green (# 4) and Ozzie Nelson (# 15)Sung by Jolson in the film "Go Into Your Dance" which also starred Ruby Keeler, Glenda Farrell, and Helen MorganFate sent her to me over the sea from SpainAnd she is one in a million for meI found my romance when she went dancing byAnd she must be a Castillian, sí, síIs she from Havana or Madrid?But something about her is making me doubt 'er I think I remember the kid, yeah!She's a Latin from ManhattanI can tell by her 'Man-ya-na"She's a Latin from ManhattanBut not HavanaThough she does the rhumba for usAnd she calls herself DoloresShe was in a Broadway chorusKnown as Suzy Donahue She can take her tambourine and whack it But to her it's just a racket She's a hoofer from Tenth AvenueShe's a Latin from ManhattanShe's a Forty-Second StreeterShe's a Latin from ManhattanSeñorita Donahue She can take her tambourine and whack it But to her it's just a racket She's a hoofer from Tenth AvenueShe's a Latin from ManhattanShe's a Forty-Second StreeterShe's a Latin from ManhattanSeñorita DonahueVelveeta!!