The Babbitt and the Bromide [From Ziegfried Follies of 1946]
Fred Astaire
A babbitt met a bromide on the avenue one day,And held a conversation in their own peculiar way;They both were solid citizens, they both had been around,And as they spoke you clearly saw their feet were on the ground!Hello!How are you?How's the folks?What's new?I'm great!That's good!Huh-huh!Touch wood!Well well!what say?How've you been?Nice day!How's things?What's new?That's fine!How are you?Nice weather we are having, but it gives me such a pain,I've brought my umbrella so of course it doesn't rain!Well, hey'ho!That's life!What's new?How's the wife?Got to run!Oh my!Ta-ta!Olive oil!Goodbye!Ten years went quickly by for both these subste-antial men,And then it happened that one day they chanced to meet again!That they had both developed in ten years there was no doubt,And so of course they had an awful lot to talk about!Hello!How are you?How's the folks?What's new?I'm great!That's good!Huh-huh!Touch wood!Well well!what say?How've you been?Nice day!How's things?What's new?That's fine!How are you?I seem to know your face but I just can't recall your name!Well how've you been old boy? You're looking just about the same!Well, hey'ho!That's life!What's new?How's the wife?Got to run!Oh my!Ta-ta!Olive oil!Goodbye!Before they met again, some twenty years they had to wait;This time it happened up above, inside Saint Peter's gate!A harp each one was carrying, and both were wearing wings,and this is what they said as they were strumming on the strings;Hello!How are you?How's the folks?What's new?Got to run!Oh my!Ta-ta!Olive oil!Goodbye!
Lyrics by Fred Astaire
'S Wonderful A Fine Romance A Fine Romance [*] A Fine Romance [Alternate Take][#] A Fine Romance [From Swing Time] A Foggy Day A Foggy Day (A Damsel in Distress) A Foggy Day (In London Town) [From A Damsel in Dis... A Foggy Day [From A Damsel in Distress] A Foggy Day in London Town [From Damsel in Distres... A Needle in a Haystack A Needle in a Haystack [From The Gay Divorcee] A New Sun in the Sky A Nice Work If You Can Get It [From Damsel in Disr... After You, Who? After You, Who? [Gay Divorce] All by Myself All of You All of You (Silk Stockings) All of You [Extended Version] All of You [From Silk Stockings] Blue Skies Bojangles Of Harlem Bojangles of Harlem [*] Bojangles of Harlem [From Swing Time] By Myself By Myself [From The Band Wagon] Carioca Change Partners Change Partners [From Carefree][#] Cheek To Cheek Cheek to Cheek [*] Cheek to Cheek [From the Green Mile] Cheek To Cheek [From The Purple Rose Of Cairo (198... Cheek to Cheek [From the Purple Rose of Cairo] Cheek to Cheek [From Top Hat] Cheek to Cheek {from Top Hat} Coffee Time [Yolanda and the Thief] Dancing in the Dark Dancing in the Dark [From the Bandwagon] Dearly Belove Dearly Beloved Dearly Beloved [*] Dearly Beloved [From You Were Never Lovelier] Dream Dancing Fascinating Rhythm Fascinating Rhythm [From Lady, Be Good!] Fast Dances [Instrumental] Flying Down To Rio Flying Down to Rio [From Flying Down to Rio] Flying Down to Rio [From Flying Down to Rio][#] Foggy Day [From A Damsel in Distress] Funny Face Funny Face [From Funny Face] Funny Face [Tip Toes] Hang on to Me Hang On to Me [From Lady, Be Good!] Happy Holidays He Loves and She Loves He Loves and She Loves [From Funny Face] Heat Wave Hoops Hoops [From The Band Wagon] How Are Things in Glocca Morra? How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You W... How Long Has This Been Going On? [Cut from Origina... How Lucky Can You Get How Lucky Can You Get [The Pleasure of Your Compan... How Lucky Can You Get? I Can't Be Bothered Now I Concentrate on You I Left My Hat in Haiti I Love Louisa I Love to Dance Like They Used to Dance I Used to Be Color Blind I Used to Be Color Blind [From Carefree][#] I Wanna Be Loved By You [#] I Won't Dance I Won't Dance I'd Rather Charleston I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket I've Got My Eyes on You I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening Isn't This A Lovely Day Isn't This a Lovely Day? Isn't This A Lovely Day Jam Session [Instrumental] Jam Session for a Dancer [Instrumental] Let Yourself Go Let Yourself Go [From Follow the Fleet] Let Yourself Go [From Follow the Fleet][#] Let's Call The Whole Thing Off Let's Face The Music And Dance Let's Call The Whole Thing Off Let's Face The Music And Dance Look to the Rainbow Love Of My Life Lovely to Look At Manhattan Downbeat Me and the Ghost Upstairs Medium Dance [Instrumental] Medley: Lovely to Look At Miss Otis Regrets My Eyes Adored You My One and Only My One And Only [From Funny Face] My One and Only Highland Fling My One and Only Highland Fling [From The Barkleys ... My Sunny Tennessee Needle in a Haystack Never Gonna Dance Never Gonna Dance [*] Never Gonna Dance [From Swing Time] New Sun in the Sky New Sun in the Sky [From The Band Wagon] Nice Work If You Can Get It Nice Work If You Can Get It [*] Nice Work If You Can Get It [*] Nice Work If You Can Get It [From A Damsel in Dist... Night And Day Night and Day [*] Night and Day [#] Night and Day [From Gay Divorcee] Night and Day [From the Gay Divorce] Night and Day [From the Gay Divorcee] Night and Day [The Gay Divorcee] No Strings I'm Fancy Free No Strings I'm Fancy Free Not My Girl Oh Lady Be Good Oh, Lady Be Good On The Beam One For My Baby Paris Loves Lovers Pick Yourself Up Pick Yourself Up [*] Pick Yourself Up [From Swing Time] Pick Yourself Up [Swing Time] Pick Yourself Up [The Pleasure of Your Company] Poor Mister Chisholm Poor Mister Chisholm [From Second Chorus] Put a Shine on Your Shoes Puttin On The Ritz Puttin' on the Ritz Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Shall We Dance Shall We Dance? Sing Sing [The Pleasure of Your Company] Slap That Bass Slap That Bass [Alternate Take] Slap That Bass [From Shall We Dance] Slow Dances [Instrumental] So Near and Yet So Far Spring Spring Spring Spring, Spring, Spring Spring, Spring, Spring [The Pleasure of Your Compa... Steppin' Out with My Baby Swiss Miss Swiss Miss [From Lady, Be Good!] The A Shine on Your Shoes The Astaire Blues [Instrumental] The Babbitt and the Bromide The By Myself The By Myself (Reprise) The Carioca The Continental The Continental [From the Gay Divorcée] The Continental [From The Gay Divorcee] The Half of It, Dearie, Blues The I Love Louisa The Piccolino The Second Astaire Blues [Instrumental] The Way Yo Look Tonight The Way You Look Tonight The Way You Look Tonight [*] The Way You Look Tonight [From Swing Time] The Way You Look Tonight [Swing Time] They All Laughed They All Laughed [From Shall We Dance?] They All Laughed [From Shall We Dance] They All Laughed [With Extended Chorus] They Can't Take That Away from Me They Can't Take That Away From Me Things Are Looking Up Things Are Looking Up [From A Damsel in Distress] This Heart Of Mine Top Hat, White Tie And Tails Top Hat, White Tie and Tails [From Top Hat] Ve Waltz in Swing Time [From Swing Time][Instrumental... White Christmas You Were Never Lovelier You Were Never Lovelier [*] You Were Never Lovelier [From You Were Never Lovel... You're All The World To Me You're Easy To Dance With You're Easy To Dance With
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