We've been to London's Piccadilly When it was time for tea We walked along the Champs Elyseé The pride of gay Paree You can rave about your Broadway and Times Square Come on along and let me show you the grandest thoroughfare Hop a bus, take a car Hail a cab and there you are On Fifth Avenue (old Fifth Avenue) Every Joe, every Jane Walks along that dreamer's lane On Fifth Avenue (that's Fifth Avenue) Where they stop, window shop, and their hopes are so high Pricing rings, pretty things that they can't afford to buy But they smile, they don't care Everyone's a millionaire When you're strolling on Fifth Avenue Easter bonnets bright and gay New York's finest on Saint Patrick's Day Flags are flying, see them wave Soldiers marching in mem'ry of the brave There are shouts, there are cheers Mingled with a mother's tears On Fifth Avenue (old Fifth Avenue) All the world's on parade Where the fashions are made On Fifth Avenue (that's Fifth Avenue) Fancy shops, small cafés, a cathedral and then Central Park, Cartier's, and a Woolworth's five and ten What a street, what a thrill Say, you haven't lived until You've been strolling on Fifth Avenue You've been strolling on Fifth Avenue