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've 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



Well, I know the routine

So put 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, you simply gotta listen to me

Until it's talked away



Well, that's how it goes

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

So thanks for the cheer

I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear



This torch that I've found

Gotta be drowned or it's gonna explode

Make it one for my baby

And one more for the road

That long, long road