
Title track from a 1995 album. Musical arrangement by Gary Chapman. Song by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, from the 1943 musical, The Sky's the Limit. This is a departure for me, but I'm guessing I'm not the only one who can relate ... ;) Richard Lalli, Baritone Gary Chapman, Piano It's quarter to three, There's no one in the place except you and me, So set 'em up, Joe, I've got a little story you oughtta' 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. 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've got a lot of things to say, And when I'm gloomy, please 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 found, It must be drowned Or it soon might explode, Make it one for my baby And one more for the road. That long long road.
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One for my baby
Harold Arlen
Johnny Mercer
Richard Lalli
Gary Chapman
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