"Easter Parade" is the title song from the 1948 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film Easter Parade, directed by Charles Walters and starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. The music and lyrics were written by Irving Berlin.
Background[]
The song is a joyful ode to the annual springtime tradition of the Easter Parade in New York City. It closes the film with a vibrant montage of elaborately dressed people strolling down Fifth Avenue on Easter Sunday. Judy Garland's character, Hannah Brown, sings the first verse, marveling at the festive atmosphere and the beautiful clothes. Fred Astaire's character, Don Hewes, a jaded dancer, joins in the second verse with a more cynical perspective but is eventually swept up in the spirit of the celebration.
Lyrics[]
In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it
You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade
I'll be all in clover and when they look you over
I'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter parade
On the avenue, 5th Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're in the Rotogravure
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter Parade
Hannah:
Never saw you look quite so pretty before
Never saw you dressed quite so handsome, what's more
I could hardly wait to keep our date, this lovely Easter morning
And my heart beat fast as I came through the door
For...
In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it
You'll be the grandest fellow in the Easter parade
I'll be all in clover and when they look us over
We'll be the proudest couple in the Easter parade
On the avenue, 5th Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're in the Rotogravure
Oh, I could write a sonnet, about your Easter bonnet
And of the guy I'm taking to the Easter Parade
Don:
On the avenue, 5th Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're in the Rotogravure
Chorus:
Oh, I could write a sonnet
About your Easter bonnet
And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter parade
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