Ella sings "Puttin' on the Ritz," written and published in 1929
by Irving Berlin and introduced by Harry Richman
in the musical film "Puttin' on the Ritz" (1930)
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Have you seen the well-to-do Up and down Park Avenue On that famous thoroughfare With their noses in the air High hats and narrow collars White spats and lots of dollars Spending every dime For a wonderful time Now, if you're blue And you don't know where to go to Why don't you go where fashion sits Puttin' on the Ritz Different types who wear a daycoat Pants with stripes and cutaway coat Perfect fits Puttin' on the Ritz Dressed up like a million dollar trooper Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper Super-duper Come, let's mix where Rockefellers Walk with sticks or "umberellas" In their mitts Puttin' on the Ritz