ฟังเพลงThe Babbit and the Bromide (From "Funny Face")

The Babbit and the Bromide - Fred Astaire/Adele Astaire/George Gershwin (乔治·格什文)

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 wai

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