The MGM Studio Orchestra & The MGM Studio Chorus
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
The MGM Studio Orchestra
Judy Garland
The MGM Studio Chorus
The MGM Studio Orchestra
The MGM Studio Orchestra
The MGM Studio Orchestra
The MGM Studio Orchestra
The MGM Studio Orchestra
Judy Garland & Peter Lawford
Judy Garland
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
The MGM Studio Orchestra
The MGM Studio Orchestra
Ann Miller & The Mel-Tones &
Judy Garland
The MGM Studio Orchestra
Fred Astaire & The Mel-Tones &
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
The MGM Studio Orchestra
Richard Beavers
The MGM Studio Orchestra
Judy Garland &
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
The Mel-Tones
Judy Garland
In this number, Don and Hannah (Fred Astaire and Judy Garland) dress as hobos and poke fun at the foibles of the upper class. This was the only song that Irving Berlin wrote specifically for the film Easter Parade.
[DON & HANNAH]
We're a couple of swells
We stop at the best hotels
But we prefer the country far
Away from the city smells
We're a couple of sports
The pride of the tennis courts
In June, July, and August we look cute
When we're dressed in shorts
[HANNAH]
The Vanderbilt's
Have asked us up for tea
[DON]
We don't know how to get there
No siree
[DON & HANNAH]
No siree
We would drive up the Avenue
But we haven't got the price
We would skate up the Avenue
But there isn't any ice
We would ride on a bicycle
But we haven't got a bike
So we'll walk up the Avenue
Yes, we'll walk up the Avenue
'Cause to walk up the Avenue's what we like
Wall Street bankers are we
With plenty of currency
We'd open up the safe
But we forgot where we put the key
We're the favorite lads
Of girls in the picture ads
We'd like to tell you who we kissed last night
But we can't be cads
[HANNAH]
The Vanderbilt's are waiting at the club
[DON]
But how are we to get there that's the rub
[DON & HANNAH]
That's the rub
We would sail up the Avenue
But we haven't got a yacht
We would drive up the Avenue
But the horse we had was shot
We would ride on a trolley car
But we haven't got the fare
So we'll walk up the Avenue
Yes, we'll walk up the Avenue
Yes, we'll walk up the Avenue 'til we're there
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
[DON & HANNAH]
We would swim up the avenue
But we haven't got a lake
So we'll walk up the Avenue
Yes, we'll walk up the Avenue
Yes, we'll walk up the Avenue's what we'll take
A Couple of Swells (Full Version) was written by Irving Berlin.