The Babbitt And The Bromide-Ziegfeld Follies

[ti:The Babbitt And The Bromide (Feat. Fred Astaire And Gene Kelly)] [ar:George Gershwin] [al:Gershwin On Screen Iii: "Strike Up The Band", "Broadway Rhythm", "Ziegfeld Follies" And "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim"] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Babbitt And The Bromide (LP Soundtrack Version From 'Ziegfeld Follies') - Ziegfeld Follies [00:03.88]A babbitt met a bromide on the avenue one day [00:07.31]And held a conversation in their own peculiar way; [00:10.38] [00:12.57]They both were solid citizens [00:14.32]They both had been around [00:16.13]And as they spoke you clearly saw [00:17.81]Their feet were on the ground [00:19.29] [00:21.50]Hello [00:22.17]How are you [00:23.27]How's the folks [00:24.09]What's new [00:25.06]I'm great [00:25.84]That's good [00:26.88]Huh huh [00:27.55]Touch wood [00:28.43]Well well [00:29.41]That's life [00:30.18]What's new [00:30.99]How's the wife [00:31.88]Got to run [00:32.71]Oh my [00:33.74]Ta ta [00:34.26]Olive oil [00:34.80]Goodbye [00:35.26] [01:08.21]Ten years went quickly by for both [01:09.85]These subste antial men [01:11.60]And then it happened that one day [01:13.44]They chanced to meet again [01:14.84] [01:17.19]That they had both developed in ten years [01:19.09]There was no doubt [01:20.60]And so of course they had [01:22.12]An awful lot to talk about [01:23.95] [01:28.02]Hello [01:28.68]How are you [01:29.63]How's the folks [01:30.60]What's new [01:30.91] [01:31.54]I'm great [01:32.40]That's good [01:33.35]Huh huh [01:34.15]Touch wood [01:35.09]Well well [01:35.99]That's life [01:36.85]What's new [01:37.70]How's the wife [01:38.61]Got to run [01:39.53]Oh my [01:40.45]Ta ta [01:41.26]Olive oil [01:41.97]Goodbye [01:42.36] [02:45.54]Before they met again [02:46.73]Some twenty years they had to wait; [02:48.97]This time it happened up above [02:50.63]Inside Saint Peter's gate [02:52.06] [02:54.53]A harp each one was carrying [02:56.19]And both were wearing wings [02:57.96]And this is what they said [02:59.47]As they were strumming on the strings; [03:01.31] [03:05.58]Hello [03:06.30]How are you [03:07.31]How's the folks [03:08.25]What's new [03:09.16]I'm great [03:10.02]That's good [03:10.95]Huh huh [03:11.89]Touch wood [03:12.75]Well well [03:13.82]That's life [03:14.67]What's new [03:15.52]How's the wife [03:16.39]Got to run [03:17.33]Oh my [03:18.28]Ta ta [03:18.81]Olive oil [03:19.33]Goodbye