The Babbitt and the Bromide-Fred Astaire

[ti:The Babbitt And The Bromide] [ar:Fred Astaire] [al:Song Book, Vol. 3] [offset:0] [00:00.15]The Babbitt and the Bromide - Fred Astaire [00:04.51]A babbitt met a bromide [00:06.07]On the avenue one day [00:08.13]And held a conversation [00:09.01]In their own peculiar way [00:11.25] [00:13.56]They both were solid citizens [00:14.50]They both had been around [00:16.25] [00:17.06]And as they spoke you clearly [00:18.30]Saw their feet were on the ground [00:19.93] [00:22.67]Hello [00:23.30]How are you [00:24.36]How's the folks [00:24.92]What's new [00:25.73]I'm great [00:27.23]That's good [00:28.29]Huh-huh [00:29.29]Touch wood [00:30.22]Well well [00:31.22]What say [00:32.35]How've you been [00:32.97]Nice day [00:34.09]How's things [00:35.03]What's new [00:36.03]That's fine [00:36.84]How are you [00:37.90]Nice weather we are having [00:39.21]But it gives me such a pain [00:41.58]I've brought my umbrella [00:42.45]So of course it doesn't rain [00:44.26] [00:45.01]Well hey'ho [00:45.39]That's life [00:47.20]What's new [00:48.13]How's the wife [00:49.19]Got to run [00:50.13]Oh my [00:51.00]Ta-ta [00:51.25]Olive oil [00:51.81]Goodbye [00:52.06] [01:04.22]Ten years went quickly by for [01:05.29]Both these subste-antial men [01:07.03] [01:07.84]And then it happened that one day [01:09.72]They chanced to meet again [01:10.90] [01:13.46]That they had both developed in ten years [01:15.64]There was no doubt [01:16.45]And so of course they had [01:18.58]An awful lot to talk about [01:20.14] [01:22.82]Hello [01:23.44]How are you [01:24.07] [01:24.63]How's the folks [01:25.63]What's new [01:26.00]I'm great [01:27.56]That's good [01:28.50]Huh-huh [01:28.69]Touch wood [01:29.81] [01:30.43]Well well [01:31.49]What say [01:31.87]How've you been [01:33.30]Nice day [01:34.11]How's things [01:34.80] [01:35.36]What's new? [01:36.42]That's fine [01:37.36]How are you [01:38.42]I seem to know your face but [01:39.98]I just can't recall your name [01:41.60] [01:42.35]Well how've you been old boy [01:43.72]You're looking just about the same [01:45.22] [01:45.78]Well hey'ho [01:46.78]That's life [01:47.72]What's new [01:48.59]How's the wife [01:49.78]Got to run [01:50.84]Oh my [01:51.52]Ta-ta [01:51.77]Olive oil [01:52.77]Goodbye [01:53.02] [02:12.46]Before they met again [02:13.27]Some twenty years they had to wai [02:15.45] [02:16.14]This time it happened up above [02:17.39]Inside Saint Peter's gate [02:18.82] [02:21.69]A harp each one was carrying [02:23.25]And both were wearing wings [02:24.94] [02:25.50]And this is what they said as [02:27.00]They were strumming on the strings [02:28.62] [02:29.37]Hello [02:31.18] [02:31.74]How are you [02:32.99]How's the folks [02:33.92]What's new [02:34.92]Got to run [02:35.92]Oh my [02:36.67]Ta-ta [02:36.92]Olive oil [02:38.11]Goodbye