"The stars of our show, and Americas "shiekest" couple,
Eddie Sparks and Dixie Leonard!"
I remember you.
Id like to say that youre in my dreams.
Youre the one who made my dreams come true
Youre usually dead,
a few
without a head,
kisses ago.
and lots of natives are picking their teeth with your bones.
I remember, too,
Oh, what a dream!
a distant bell,
It comes at night and taunts me,
and stars that fell
and, like your jokes, it haunts me until
like rain out of the blue.
Im blue as your face as the last breath leaves you.
When my life is through,
Ill jump for joy.
and the angels ask me to recall
and when Winchell asks me to recall
whos a chump and a heel.
the thrill of it all,
Whos the biggest schlemeil?
Then I will tell them I remember . . .
"So, uh, its my birthday comin up."
"Yeah, I know, Eddie."
"But, what do you give a guy thats got everything?"
"Uh, penicillin?"
"Hmmm, hey Dix? You ever been married?"
"Oh, yeah, Eddie, twice!"
"Children?"
"No, silly! Grown men!
Tell me, Eddie, whats the most romantic thing a woman ever said to you?"
"Are you sure youre not a cop?"
Then I will tell them I remember . . . you.
You
and you.
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