"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" is a

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song written by

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and published in 1949. The song was introduced by

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and

Allyn McLerie Allyn Ann McLerie (December 1, 1926 – May 21, 2018) was a Canadian-born American actress, singer and dancer who worked with many of Golden Age musical theatre's major choreographers, including George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, and Jerome R ...

in the musical ''

Miss Liberty ''Miss Liberty'' is a 1949 Broadway musical with a book by Robert E. Sherwood and music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. It is based on the sculpting of the Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World'') in 1886. The score includes the song ...

.'' It has since become a

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, with many recorded versions. Major hits at the time of introduction included Perry Como and a duet by Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. The studio cast recording for RCA Victor included

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and His Orchestra with Wynn Murray, Martha Wright, Bob Wright, Sandra Deel, and Jimmy Carroll.

References

Songs written by Irving Berlin Songs from musicals 1949 songs {{pop-standard-stub