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Artist: Fred Astaire
Canonical path: /fred-astaire/puttinon-the-ritz
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Puttin´on The Ritz
Read Puttin´on The Ritz lyrics by Fred Astaire on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Puttin´on The Ritz
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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
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Puttin' on the Ritz
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Fred Astaire performs "Puttin´on The Ritz", and this lyric page sits inside the Fred Astaire catalog on LyroVerse.
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