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A night in June, a silv'ry moon<br>
A falling star, a steel guitar<br>
A plaintive tune<br>
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A love-sick boy, a heart a-whirl<br>
A serenade to an old-fashioned girl<br>
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A perfect dream, a matchless pearl<br>
A serenade to an old-fashioned girl<br>
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A lovely date, a half-drawn shade<br>
A serenade to an old-fashioned girl<br>
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"Puttin' on the Ritz"<br>
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Have you seen the well-to-do<br>
Up and down Park Avenue<br>
On that famous thoroughfare<br>
With their noses in the air<br>
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High hats and narrow collars<br>
White spats and lots of dollars<br>
Spending every dime<br>
For a wonderful time<br>
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Now, if you're blue<br>
And you don't know where to go to<br>
Why don't you go where fashion sits<br>
Puttin' on the Ritz<br>
Different types who wear a daycoat<br>
Pants with stripes and cutaway coat<br>
Perfect fits<br>
Puttin' on the Ritz<br>
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Dressed up like a million dollar trooper<br>
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper<br>
Super-duper<br>
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Come, let's mix where Rockefellers<br>
Walk with sticks or "umberellas"<br>
In their mitts<br>
Puttin' on the Ritz<br>
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Tips his hat just like an English chappie<br>
To a lady with a wealthy pappy<br>
Very snappy<br>
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You'll declare it's simply topping<br>
To be there and hear them swapping<br>
Smart tidbits<br>
Puttin' on the Ritz<br>
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"I'll See You in C-U-B-A"<br>
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[1st verse:]<br>
Not so far from here<br>
There's a very lively atmosphere<br>
Ev'rybody's going there this year<br>
And there's a reason<br>
The season opened last July<br>
Ever since the U.S.A went dry<br>
Ev'rybody's going there and I'm going, too<br>
I'm on my way to<br>
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[chorus:]<br>
Cuba there's where I'm going<br>
Cuba there's where I'll stay<br>
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Cuba where wine is flowing<br>
And where dark-eyed Stellas<br>
Light their fellers' panatellas<br>
where all is happy<br>
Cuba where all is gay<br>
<br>
Why don't you plan a<br>
Wonderful trip<br>
To Havana<br>
Hop on a ship<br>
And I'll see you in C.U.B.A.<br>
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[2nd verse:]<br>
Take a friend's advice<br>
Drinking in a cellar isn't nice<br>
Anybody who has got the price<br>
Should be a Cuban<br>
Have you been longing for the 'smile'<br>
That you haven't had for quite a while?<br>
If you have, then follow me and I'll show the way<br>
I'm on my way to<br>
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