<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Nice Work If You Can Get It" is a popular song . </P> <P> The music was written by George Gershwin, the lyrics by Ira Gershwin . It was one of nine songs George Gershwin wrote for the movie A Damsel in Distress, in which it was performed by Fred Astaire with backing vocals provided by The Stafford Sisters . The song was published in 1937 . </P> <P> Early chart versions were by Shep Fields, Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday, Fred Astaire, Maxine Sullivan and The Andrews Sisters . </P>

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