Stephen Sondheim
It’s That Kind of a Neighborhood
[DINO]
It's that kind of a neighborhood—
[ALL]
That kind of a neighborhood!
[DINO]
Share and share alike—
[HANK]
That's the way to be!
[ARTIE & RAY]
I share with you—
[BOBBY]
I share with me
[ALL]
It's that kind of a neighborhood
That kind of a neighborhood!
[HANK]
We never, never kick a fellow when he's down—
[TED]
Unless, of course, he comes from out of town
[DINO]
All of us are for brotherhood—
[BOYS]
For brotherhood!
[RAY]
All of us are for motherhood—
[GIRLS]
For motherhood!
[HANK & TED]
All of us are for each and every other hood—
[ALL]
Other hood!
[ARTIE]
All of us are for hoods
[ALL]
It's that kind of a neighborhood
That kind of a neighborhood
Fair Brooklyn
Pride of the port of New York!
[HANK, DINO & RAY]
Thеre's a friendly golf course with greens
[GIRLS]
And a friеndly hash house with beans
[BOBBY, TED & ARTIE]
There's a friendly clink whence
Come juvenile delinquents
[ALL]
But they were born in Queens!
Fair Brooklyn—
Look at the cop on the beat
As he does his job he takes pride
[CELESTE]
And a little graft on the side
[BOYS]
His badge has luster—
When he says, "Move on, buster!"
[ALL]
You feel all teary-eyed
[GIRLS]
We love the homes of Brooklyn
[BOYS]
The dives of Brooklyn
[ALL]
The streets of Brooklyn
[BOBBY]
The wives of Brooklyn
[ALL]
We're proud of every thoroughfare
In this borough, fair
Brooklyn!
The pride of
The thorn in the side of
New York!
It's that kind of a neighborhood
Our kind of a neighborhood
We're proud of our neighborhood
Even if the world doesn't approve!
And besides
Who can afford to—
Who can afford to—
Who can afford to move?