Thanks for the Memory

Thanks for the memory

Of rainy afternoons

And swingy Harlem tunes

And motor trips

And burning lips

And burning toast and prunes

How lovely it was

Thanks for the memory

Of candlelight and wine

Castles on the Rhine

The Parthenon

And moments on

The Hudson River Line

How lovely it was

Many is the time that we feasted

Many is the time that we fasted

Oh well, it was swell while it lasted

We did have fun, and no harm done

So thanks for the memory

Of crap games on the floor

Nights in Singapore

You might have been a headache

But you never were a bore

I thank you so much

Thanks for the memory

Of China's funny walls

Transatlantic calls

That weekend at Niagara

When we hardly saw the falls

How lovely that was

Thanks for the memory

Of lunch from twelve to four

Sunburn at the shore

That pair of gay pajamas

That you bought and never wore

(spoken)

Say, what did happen to those pajamas?

Letters with sweet little secrets

That couldn't be put in a day wire

Too bad it all had to go haywire

That's life, I guess

I love your dress

Thanks for the memory

Of faults that you forgave

Rainbows on a wave

And stockings in the basin

When a fellow needs a shave

I thank you so much

Thanks for the memory

Of Gardens at Versailles

Beef and kidney pie

The night you worked and then came home

With lipstick on your tie

How lovely that was

Thanks for the memory

Of lingerie and lace

And Pilsner by the case

And how I jumped

The day you trumped

My one and only ace

How lovely that was

We said goodbye with a highball

And I got as high as a steeple

But we were intelligent people

No tears, no fuss

Hooray for us

Strictly entre nous, darling, how are you?

And how are all those little dreams

That never did come true?

Awfully glad I met you

Cheerio, toodle-oo

Thank you

Thank you