Lyrics Johnny Mercer

Johnny Mercer

One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

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 oughta 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’ve 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

I could tell you a lot,

But it's not in a gentleman's code

Just 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 got to listen to me

Until it's talked away

Well that's how it goes,

And Joe, I know you're gettin' so anxious to close

So thanks for the beer

I hope you didn't mind

My bending your ear

Don't let it be said

That little Freddie can't carry his load

Just make it one for my baby

And one more for the road

That long, long road

That long, long road