Puttin' On The Ritz
by Irving Berlin
Have you seen the well-to-do
Up and down Park Avenue
On that famous thoroughfare
With their noses in the air
High hats and narrow collars
White spats and lots of dollars
Spending every dime
For a wonderful time
Now, if you're blue
And you don't know where to go to
Why don't you go where fashion sits
Puttin' on the Ritz
Different types who wear a daycoat
Pants with stripes and cutaway coat
Perfect fits
Puttin' on the Ritz
Dressed up like a million dollar trooper
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper
Super-duper
Come, let's mix where Rockefellers
Walk with sticks or "umberellas"
In their mitts
Puttin' on the Ritz
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Tips his hat just like an English chappie
To a lady with a wealthy pappy
Very snappy
You'll declare it's simply topping
To be there and hear them swapping
Smart tidbits
Puttin' on the Ritz
(Astair Version)
Spangled gowns upon the bevy of high brows
from down the levy always fits
Puttin’ on the Ritz
That’s where every Lulu Belle goes
Every Thurday Evening with her swell bo’s
Rubbing elbows
Come with me and we’ll attend their jubilee
And see them spend their last two bits
Puttin’ on the Ritz
