Thanks For The Memory
Tony Baker and his orchestra Lyrics

Thanks for the memory
Thank you for the memories

Of sentimental verse,
Reminiscing about the emotional poetry

Nothing in my purse,
Despite having no money

And chuckles
And the moments that made us laugh

When the preacher said
When the pastor spoke

For better or for worse,
In good times and bad

How lovely it was.
How wonderful everything felt

Of Schubert's Serenade,
Reminiscing about Schubert's song

Little things of jade
And small jade items

And traffic jams
And the frustration of getting stuck in traffic

And anagrams
And the joy of unscrambling words

And bills we never paid,
And the unpaid bills amidst everything else

How lovely it was.
How wonderful everything felt

We who could laugh over big things
We who found humor in serious issues

Were parted by only a slight thing.
Separated due to a small disagreement

I wonder if we did the right thing,
Questioning whether our decision was correct

Oh, well, that's life, I guess,
Accepting life goes on

I love your dress.
Complimenting the dress

Of faults that you forgave,
Remembering the weaknesses that were forgiven

Of rainbows on a wave,
Admiring rainbows on ocean waves

And stockings in the basin
And the stockings that were being washed

When a fellow needs a shave,
When a man was in need of shaving

Thank you so much.
Expressing gratitude

Of tinkling temple bells,
Reminiscing about the sound of bells

Alma mater yells
And the cheers of the school

And Cuban rum
And the drink of Cuban origin

And towels from
And the luxurious towels obtained from

The very best hotels,
The most luxurious of hotels

Oh how lovely it was.
Reminiscing about the luxury and comfort

Of cushions on the floor,
Remembering the comfortable cushions on the floor

Hash with Dinty Moore,
And the hashed meat with Dinty Moore gravvy

That pair of gay pajamas
That polka-dotted pajama-set

That you bought
That you had purchased

And never wore.
But never actually put on

We said goodbye with a highball,
Parting with a drink

Then I got as high as a steeple,
Then drunk to the point of exhilaration

But we were intelligent people,
But still, we were smart individuals

No tears, no fuss,
No crying, no commotion

We did what we had to,
Did what we thought was best

Hooray for us.
Celebrating our decision

Strictly entire nous,
With complete clarity of mind

Darling, how are you?
Asking how the beloved is

And how are all those little dreams
Asking about the little aspirations

That never did come true?
That were never fulfilled

Awfully glad I met you,
Grateful to have met you

Cheerio and toodle-oo
Goodbye and farewell

Thank you,
Expressing appreciation

Thank you so much.
Grateful for everything