The Bag Lady

One for My Baby

Song by Frank Sinatra

OverviewLyrics

It’s quarter to three, there’s no one in the place
‘Cept you and me
So set ’em up, Joe, I got a little story
I think you should know
We’re drinkin’, 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, put another nickel
In the machine
Feelin’ so bad, can’t you make the music
Easy and sad?
I could tell you a lot, but you’ve gotta be
True to your 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 got a lotta things I’d like to say
And when I’m gloomy, won’t you listen to me
‘Til it’s talked away?
Well, that’s how it goes, and Joe, I know you’re gettin’
Anxious to close
And thanks for the cheer, I hope you didn’t mind
My bendin’ your ear
But this torch that I’ve found, it’s gotta be drowned
Or it soon might explode

So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

The long
It’s so long
The long
Very long

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Johnny Mercer / Harold Arlen

One for My Baby lyrics © Harwin Music Co.

***

It’s Sunday, quarter to three and this always my first thought.☺️

https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2026/5/2/

“Whisper to me this night. Tell me all of your dreams. Make the script crispy and brisk. Crush my cold heart until all that’s left are the dim seeds of dust with their creamy shimmer.”

“Aww shucks, Marion. I could never hurt you like that…”

***

Wordle 755

Well here’s a copy of something neat

In fact I think it’s hard to beat

Unless it’s a pair of linen pants

Ironed carefully so they fit a pretty seat

Oh well kind of got off track

My excuse?

Eating a snack☺️

Of course if you need to

You can heed to

“The Rhymer’s Companion”

And therefore abandon

My words.🤨

***

Feel better soon, Miss Linda!

https://lindaghill.com/

***

Haiku Fridays with J-Dub #1

Z is for Zip

I’ll give you a tip

It means the end, closed, zipped up my tents

Closed the doors

A to Z will be no more.

We’ve wracked our brains

Searched all Google mains

Most battles won

Now end of the fun

For another year

Raise the cheer

For a job well done!

***

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/?m=1

Howdy y’all! It’s gettin’ down to the end and I for one am ready to meet up at the OK Corral for some heavy liftin’! No guns allowed but horses and mules may be your plus one, it’s fine with us. If the Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise, I’ll see y’all later.

***

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/?m=1

I need to speak up – that’s what I learned this month, and that’s saying something since I’m almost eighty years old. You’d think I was done learning basic life skills, but no. I had grown quiet in the last few years because I’m basically alone most of the time. Of course I write here on the blog, do some yelling, and you tolerate my opinionated self, but to say something out loud is rare. I spend less time with my family so rarely feel free enough to say what I think. The opportunity to speak out is rare in the small community where I’m living, and I try not to stir up trouble. I thought I had a friend who accepted my voice and when told never to call or text again, I was surprised. I had said Trump was an ass😳🤨I tried to apologize many times, no answers. So basically I shut up to everyone. Very sad times. Then there was a group I wanted to be in so I said, yes I’d like to, too. And my daughter told me she was proud of my for putting myself out there. What? Funny how parent and child roles reverse as we age. I spoke up and learned it is okay.

***

This Week’s Writer’s Workshop Prompts – April 28, 2026

Newspaper extra edition because of new urgent information covering breaking news. With this current administration the “extra special news” is often on Twitter, now X.

***

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/?m=1

In China, you might find a high place where people pretend to be shy and you start to think and wonder if this really is a Utopia. Inside the caves, is there a real plea for hunger, or are they quietly content?

***

MLMM Monday Wordle #474

I have no clue

About the moon

Waxing and waning

Where do you get that training?

“Obviously”

“on the moon” the professor said

I looked around with dread.

The teacher adjusted his pipe

“Yes, all other theories are tripe!”

(See the four theories of the moon)

Waxing moon: moon appears to grow in size in a two week period.

Waning moon: phase where the moon shrinks from full to a new moon

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/?m=1