Thanks for the memory
Of candlelight and wine castles on the Rhine
The Parthenon and moments
on the Hudson River Line
How lovely it was
Thanks for the memory
Of rainy afternoons swingy Harlem tunes
And motor trips and burning
lips and burning toast and prunes
How lovely it was
Many's the time that we feasted
And many's the time that we fasted
Oh well it was swell while it lasted
We did have fun and no harm done
And thanks for the memory
Of sunburns at the shore nights in Singapore
You might have been a headache
but you never were a bore
So thank you so much
Thanks for the memory
Of sentimental verse nothing in my purse
And chuckles when the preacher
said For better or for worse
How lovely it was
Thanks for the memory
Of lingerie with lace Pilsner by the case
And how I jumped the day
you trumped my one and only ace
How lovely it was
We said goodbye with a highball
Then I got as high as a steeple
But we were intelligent people
No tears no fuss Hooray For us
So thanks for the memory
And strictly entre nous darling how are you
And how are all the little dreams
that never did come true
Aw'flly glad I met you cheerio and toodle oo
And thank you so much