[00:00.661]A couple Of Swells (1948)-Johnny Green[00:01.491]Written by :Irving Berlin[00:26.08]We're a couple of swells[00:28.488]We stop at the best hotels[00:31.218]But we prefer the country far[00:34.178]Away from the city smells[00:41.587]We're a couple of sports[00:43.957]The pride of the tennis courts[00:46.737]In June July and August we look cute[00:50.257]When we're dressed in shorts[00:56.867]The Vanderbilt's[00:58.187]Have asked us up for tea[01:02.306]We don't know how to get there[01:04.755]No sire[01:06.595]No sire[01:09.995]We would drive up the Avenue[01:14.105]But we haven't got the price[01:17.215]We would skate up the Avenue[01:19.994]But there isn't any ice[01:22.924]We would ride on a bicycle[01:25.774]But we haven't got a bike[01:28.744]So we'll walk up the Avenue[01:31.624]Yes we'll walk up the Avenue[01:34.474]And to walk up the Avenue's what we like[01:55.61]Wall Street bankers are we[01:57.481]With plenty of currency[02:00.451]We'd open up the safe[02:02.561]But we forgot where we put the key[02:10.841]We're the favorite lads[02:13.221]Of girls in the picture ads[02:16.51]We'd like to tell you who we kissed last night[02:19.570]But we can't be cads[02:26.228]The Vanderbilt's[02:27.518]Are waiting at the club[02:31.738]But how are we to get there[02:34.308]That's the rub that's the rub[02:39.858]We would sail up the Avenue[02:43.888]But we haven't got a yacht[02:46.868]We would drive up the Avenue[02:49.628]But the horse we had was shot[02:52.788]We would ride on a trolley car[02:55.698]But we haven't got the fare[02:58.548]So we'll walk up the Avenue[03:01.418]Yes we'll walk up the Avenue[03:04.298]Yes we'll walk up the Avenue till we're there[03:52.419]We would swim up the Avenue[03:55.39]But we haven't any lake[03:57.959]So we'll walk up the Avenue[04:00.658]Yes we'll walk up the Avenue[04:03.428]Yes a walk up the Avenue's what we'll take