One For My Baby

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 ought to know

We're drinking 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

So drop another nickel in the machine

I'm feeling so bad, I wish you'd make

The music dreamy and sad

I could tell you a lot

But you've gotta 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've got a lot of things to say

And if I'm gloomy

You simply gotta listen to me

Until it's all talked away

Well, that's how it goes

And, Joe, I know you're gettin' anxious to close

So thanks for the cheer

I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear

This torch that I've found

Must be drowned or it soon might explode

Make it one for my baby

And one more for the road

You'd never know it, but buddy I'm a kind of a poet

And I've got a lot of things to say

And when I'm gloomy, you simply got to listen to me

Until it's talked away

Well, that's how it goes

And, Joe, I know you're gettin' anxious to close

So thanks for the cheer

I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear

This torch that I've found

Must be drowned or it soon might explode

Make it one for my baby

And one more for the road

The long, long road