[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