There's a change in fashion that shows

In those Lennox Avenue clothes

Mister Dude has disappeared with his flashy tie

You'll see in the Harlem Esquire

What the well-dressed man will desire

When he's struttin' down the street with his sweetie-pie



Sun tan

Shade of green

Or an olive drab color scheme

That's what the well-dressed man in Harlem will wear



Dressed up

In O.D.'s

With a tin hat for overseas

That's what the well-dressed man in Harlem will wear



Top hat, white tie and tails no more

They've been put away till after the war



If you

Want to know

Take a look at Brown Bomber Joe

That's what the well-dressed man in Harlem will wear