From “THIS IS THE ARMY”, 1942.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Cover Art by Corp. Dave Breger.
Copyright ©6 Jul 1942.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
There’s a change in fashion that shows
In the Lenox Avenue clothes
Mister Dude has disappeared with his flashy tie
You’ll see in the Harlem Esquire
What the well-dressed man will desire
When he’s strutting’ down the street
With his sweetie pie
Chorus:
Suntan shade of cream
Or an olive drab color scheme
That’s what the well-dressed man in Harlem will wear
Dressed up in O.Ds.
With a tin hat for overseas
That’s what the well-dressed man in Harlem will wear
Top hat, white tie and tails no more
They’ve been put away ’til after the war
If you want to know, take a look at Brown Bomber Joe
That’s what the well-dressed man in Harlem will wear
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: