The Babbit and the Bromide-Fred Astaire/Adele Astaire/Novelty Orchestra

[ti:The Babbitt And The Bromide (Funny Face)] [ar:Fred Astaire] [al:The Complete London Sessions] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Babbit and the Bromide - Fred Astaire/Adele Astaire/Novelty Orchestra [00:04.61]A babbitt met a bromide on the avenue one day [00:07.49] [00:08.18]And held a conversation in their own peculiar way; [00:11.88] [00:13.74]They both were solid citizens they both had been around [00:17.07]And as they spoke you clearly [00:18.57]Saw their feet were on the ground [00:20.49] [00:22.86]Hello [00:23.67]How are you [00:24.61]How's the folks [00:25.56]What's new [00:26.39]I'm great [00:27.24]That's good [00:28.19]Huh-huh [00:29.27]Touch wood [00:30.22]Well well [00:31.14]What say [00:31.97]How've you been [00:33.02]Nice day [00:33.92]How's things [00:34.85]What's new [00:35.83]That's fine [00:36.75]How are you [00:37.79]Nice weather we are having [00:39.26]But it gives me such a pain [00:41.08] [00:41.73]I've brought my umbrella [00:43.27]So of course it doesn't rain [00:45.14]Well hey'ho [00:46.27]That's life [00:47.11]What's new [00:48.06]How's the wife [00:48.95]Got to run [00:50.07]Oh my [00:50.44] [00:51.02]Ta-ta [00:51.78]Olive oil [00:52.05]Goodbye [00:52.46] [01:04.47]Ten years went quickly by for both these subste-antial men [01:07.94]And then it happened that one day they chanced to meet again [01:11.37] [01:13.78]That they had both developed in ten years there was no doubt [01:17.43]And so of course they had an awful lot to talk about [01:20.47] [01:23.16]Hello [01:24.02]How are you [01:24.96]How's the folks [01:25.78]What's new [01:26.17] [01:26.68]I'm great [01:27.12] [01:27.63]That's good [01:28.62]Huh-huh [01:29.66]Touch wood [01:30.05] [01:30.60]Well well [01:31.52]What say [01:32.50]How've you been [01:33.50]Nice day [01:34.44]How's things [01:35.36]What's new [01:35.80] [01:36.32]That's fine [01:36.75] [01:37.32]How are you [01:38.40]I seem to know your face [01:40.00]But I just can't recall your name [01:42.06]Well how've you been old boy [01:43.70]You're looking just about the same [01:45.81]Well hey'ho [01:46.35] [01:46.89]That's life [01:47.81]What's new [01:48.67]How's the wife [01:49.61]Got to run [01:50.66]Oh my [01:51.43]Ta-ta [01:52.44]Olive oil [01:52.75]Goodbye [01:53.07] [02:12.75]Before they met again some twenty years they had to wait; [02:16.30]This time it happened up above inside Saint Peter's gate [02:19.62] [02:21.98]A harp each one was carrying [02:23.72]And both were wearing wings [02:24.91] [02:25.62]And this is what they said [02:26.98]As they were strumming on the strings; [02:28.90] [02:31.37]Hello [02:32.27]How are you [02:33.18]How's the folks [02:34.04]What's new [02:34.93]Got to run [02:35.87]Oh my [02:36.72]Ta-ta [02:37.57]Olive oil [02:37.98]Goodbye