Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Babbitt & The Bromide, artist - Fred Astaire. Date of issue: 19.09.2005
Song language: English
The Babbitt & The Bromide |
| A babbitt met a bromide on the avenue one day, |
| And held a conversation in their own peculiar way; |
| They both were solid citizens, they both had been around, |
| And as they spoke you clearly saw their feet were on the ground! |
| Hello! |
| How are you? |
| How’s the folks? |
| What’s new? |
| I’m great! |
| That’s good! |
| Huh-huh! |
| Touch wood! |
| Well well! |
| what say? |
| How’ve you been? |
| Nice day! |
| How’s things? |
| What’s new? |
| That’s fine! |
| How are you? |
| Nice weather we are having, but it gives me such a pain, |
| I’ve brought my umbrella so of course it doesn’t rain! |
| Well, hey’ho! |
| That’s life! |
| What’s new? |
| How’s the wife? |
| Got to run! |
| Oh my! |
| Ta-ta! |
| Olive oil! |
| Goodbye! |
| Ten years went quickly by for both these subste-antial men, |
| And then it happened that one day they chanced to meet again! |
| That they had both developed in ten years there was no doubt, |
| And so of course they had an awful lot to talk about! |
| Hello! |
| How are you? |
| How’s the folks? |
| What’s new? |
| I’m great! |
| That’s good! |
| Huh-huh! |
| Touch wood! |
| Well well! |
| what say? |
| How’ve you been? |
| Nice day! |
| How’s things? |
| What’s new? |
| That’s fine! |
| How are you? |
| I seem to know your face but I just can’t recall your name! |
| Well how’ve you been old boy? |
| You’re looking just about the same! |
| Well, hey’ho! |
| That’s life! |
| What’s new? |
| How’s the wife? |
| Got to run! |
| Oh my! |
| Ta-ta! |
| Olive oil! |
| Goodbye! |
| Before they met again, some twenty years they had to wait; |
| This time it happened up above, inside Saint Peter’s gate! |
| A harp each one was carrying, and both were wearing wings, |
| and this is what they said as they were strumming on the strings; |
| Hello! |
| How are you? |
| How’s the folks? |
| What’s new? |
| Got to run! |
| Oh my! |
| Ta-ta! |
| Olive oil! |
| Goodbye! |