one for my baby

Marlene Dietrich

It s quarter to three
there s no one in the place except you and me
So, set em up, Joe, I got a little story you oughta know
We re drinkin , my friend, to the end of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road

I got the routine, put another nickel in the machine
Feelin so bad, can t you make the music easy and sad
I could tell you a lot
but you ve got to be true to your code
Make it one for my baby and one more for the road

You d never know it but buddy, I m a kind of poet
And I got a lot of things I d like to say
And when I m gloomy, won t you listen to me
Til it s talked away

Well that s how it goes and Joe
I know your gettin anxious to close
And thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn t mind my bendin your ear
But this torch that I found it s gotta be drowned
or it soon might explode
So, make it one for my baby and one more for the road
The long, that long, it s long