To the tune of “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” – Music by Jerome Kern / Oscar Hammerstein II

//Dorothea: You play 100 shows

And one of them’s a killer

Joe: I always thought it

Would feel like more of a thriller…

Dorothea: Well, Joe, that’s just how showbiz goes. 

(Dorothea exits)

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Joe, walking home: When we were jazzing… ha!

What am I saying?

That 22

Has my mind replaying

Today, it’s been quite a day, you know.

—

When I remember this

Day, what will I miss?

Youth or blues or 22

Of course! Leave no remorse!

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(Entering house, hangs up coat a la Mr. Rogers)

Life here on earth

May deal you a razzing

But getting to live,

With love, and with jazzing

It’s beautiful…

to get so in the zone…//

(at home at piano, bluesy segway)

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