{"id":5579,"date":"2026-01-28T15:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5579"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:46:30","slug":"puttin-on-the-ritz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/puttin-on-the-ritz\/","title":{"rendered":"Puttin\u2019 on the Ritz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the musical \u201cPuttin\u2019 on the Ritz\u201d, 1929.<br>Words and music by Irving Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Puttin-on-the-Ritz-1929.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Puttin&apos; on the Ritz - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-dc8f6056-b30b-47eb-97c2-c21ceb7bca79\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Puttin-on-the-Ritz-1929.pdf\">Puttin&#8217; on the Ritz &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Puttin-on-the-Ritz-1929.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-dc8f6056-b30b-47eb-97c2-c21ceb7bca79\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-52c9ef7d-cec4-4e0c-b69f-4ececfba5659\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Puttin_On_The_Ritz_1929.mid\">Puttin_On_The_Ritz &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Puttin_On_The_Ritz_1929.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-52c9ef7d-cec4-4e0c-b69f-4ececfba5659\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-medium-font-size\">Lyrics<br><br>Have you seen the well-to-do<br>Up on Lenox Avenue<br>On that famous thoroughfare<br>With their noses in the air<br>High hats and colored collars<br>White spats and fifteen dollars<br>Spending ev\u2019ry dime<br>For a wonderful time<br><br>Chorus<br>If you\u2019re blue and you don\u2019t know where to go<br>Why don\u2019t you go where Harlem sits<br>Puttin\u2019 on the Ritz<br>Spangled gowns upon a bevy of high browns<br>From down the levee, all misfits<br>Puttin\u2019 on the Ritz<br>That\u2019s where each and ev\u2019ry Lulu Bell goes<br>Ev\u2019ry Thursday ev\u2019ning with her swell beaus<br>Rubbing elbows<br>Come with me and we\u2019ll attend their Jubilee<br>And see them spend their last two bits<br>Puttin\u2019 on the Ritz<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sung by Vancha March:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P1zrOeIcolA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] From the musical \u201cPuttin\u2019 on the Ritz\u201d, 1929.Words and music by Irving Berlin. The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics LyricsHave you seen the well-to-doUp on Lenox AvenueOn that famous thoroughfareWith their noses in the airHigh hats &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/puttin-on-the-ritz\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Puttin\u2019 on the Ritz&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5579","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pa3ZiQ-1rZ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5579"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5582,"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5579\/revisions\/5582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}