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,
Wide spats, a 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 day coat,
Pants with stripes, and cut away coat.
Perfect fits
Puttin' on the Ritz.

Dressed up like a million dollar trouper
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper, [bad word]  let's mix where Rockerfellers
Walk with sticks or umbrellas'
In their mitts
Puttin' on the Ritz