Puttin On the Ritz

Kevin Solomon 9/9/2015 The Lion and the Crown Cobalt blue goblet and the spangled gown Black tie and high browns Puttin on the Ritz Flappers dancing the Charleston Jazz by Count Basie and Duke Ellington Crazy dance moves like the Black Bottom, the Shimmy and the Turkey Trot And the Cake Walk The Tango and the Bunny Hop The Fox Trot and the Lindy Hop Roaring cars filling the crowded streets Zoot suits and reap pleats Wide leg Oxford Bags and cuffed trousers Waistcoats, suspenders, bow-ties and knickerbockers Ladies wearing make-up, bobbed hair, short fringed skirts and drinking Bright colored sweaters, patent-leather hair, feather head bands and smoking The glitz of New York Not the grime of Detroit Superstars Forgetting who their real friends are Blinded by the glitter and gleam Forgetting you are only a human being Going where Harlem flits No guts no grits The fancy rich and famous showing their glitz Forget about the misfits And come on down to the Ritz