From the film “BLUE SKIES,” 1946.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Lyrics revised for Fred Astaire.
Cover Art by Hal Weinstein.
Copyright ©28 Aug 1946.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
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 Arrow collars
White spats and lots of dollars
Spending ev’ry dime
For a wonderful time
Chorus
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 day coat
And cut-a-way coat, perfect fits
Puttin’ on the Ritz
Dressed up like a million dollar trouper
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper
Super duper
Come let’s mix where Rockefeller’s walk with sticks
Or “umbrellas” in their mitts
Puttin’ on the Ritz
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: