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!
The Babbitt and the Bromide
George Gershwin
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Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries 's Wonderful 's Wonderful A Woman is a Sometime Thing A Foggy Day A Foggy Day (in London Town), song (from A Damsel ... A Foggy Day [From A Damsel in Distress] A Woman Is A Sometime Thing Begin the Beguine [From Jubilee] But Not For Me But Not for Me, song (from Girl Crazy, musical) Changing My Tune Changing My Tune (Reprise) Crazy For You Do, Do, Do Easy to Love Embraceable You Embraceable You [From Girl Crazy] Embraceable You, song (from Girl Crazy, musical) Fascinating Rhythm Fascinating Rhythm [From Lady Be Good!] Fascinating Rhythm [From Lady Be Good] Fascinating Rhythm [From Lady, Be Goo!] For You, for Me, for Evermore For You, for Me, for Evermore (Reprise) For You, For Me, Forevermore From This Moment On [From Kiss Me Kate] Funny Face Hang on to Me He Loves and She Loves How Long Has This Been Goin On? How Long Has This Been Going On ? How Long Has This Been Going On? How Long Has This Been Going On? How Long Has This Been Going On? [From Funny Face] I Get a Kick Out of You [From Anything Goes] I Got Rhythm I Got Rhythm [From Girl Crazy] I Got Rhythm, song (from Girl Crazy, 1930) I Was Doing All Right I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise I've Got A Crush On You I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise I've Got A Crush On You It Ain't Necessarily So It Ain't Necessarily So Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries Long Ago (And Far Away) Looking for a Boy Looking for a Boy, song (from Tip-Toes, musical) [... Lorelei Love Is Here to Stay Love Is Here to Stay [From the Goldwyn Follies] Love Walked In Love Walked In [Outtake] Make Believe My Heart Belongs to Daddy [From Leave It to Me] My One and Only My One and Only [From Funny Face] My One and Only, song (from Funny Face, musical) Nice Work If You Can Get It Oh Lady Be Good Oh, Lady Be Good Oh, Lady Be Good, song (from Lady, Be Good!, music... Oh, Lady, Be Good! Oh, Lady, Be Good! Our Love Is Here To Stay Our Love Is Here to Stay, song (from The Goldwyn F... Rehearsal performance. A Woman Is a Sometime Thin Shall We Dance? Shall We Dance? (Overture) Shall We Dance? [Final] Slap That Bass Somebody Loves Me Someone To Watch Over Me Someone to Watch Over Me [*] Someone To Watch Over Me [From Oh Kay!] Someone to Watch Over Me [From Oh, Kay!] Someone to Watch Over Me, song (from Oh, Kay!, mus... Someone to Watch Over Me, song (from Oh, Kay!, mus... Strike up the Band Strike up the Band [Manhattan Clique Extended Mix] Strike Up the Band, song (from Strike Up The Band;... Summertime Summertime (Porgy and Bess) Summertime [From Porgy and Bess) Summertime [From Porgy and Bess] Summertime, song (from Porgy and Bess, opera) Swanee Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various compos... Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various compos... The Half of It, Dearie, Blues The Half of It, Dearie, Blues [From Lady Be Good] The I Was Doing All Right The Love Is Here To Stay The Love Walked In The Man I Love The Man I Love, song (from Strike Up the Band, 1st... The Physician [From Nymph Errant] They All Laughed They Can't Take That Away From Me Whispering Who Cares? Who Cares?, song (from Of Thee I Sing, musical)
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