It Took Me A Long, Long Time

I Think My Greatest Ambition In Life Is To Pass On To Others What I Know.

And Now The End Is Near, And So I Face The Final Curtain.

I Said To Mr. Pavarotti Once ... A Marvelous Man And A Great Artist ... I Said To Him ... "maestro, I'm Having Trouble Closing Out A Note So That It's Almost As Thin As A Butter Knife ... Finish It Out Quietly Like That." I Said, "i Have Trouble Doing That. What Do You Think I Should Do?" He Said, "justa Close Up Your Mouth." That's All He Said, And I Fell On The Floor. I Thought He Was Gonna Give Me A Dissertation.

For Years I've Nursed A Secret Desire To Spend The Fourth Of July In A Double Hammock With A Swingin' Redheaded Broad. But I Could Never Find Me A Double Hammock

And If You Should Survive To 105 Look At All You'll Derive Out Of Being Alive. Then Here Is The Best Part You Have A Head Start If You Are Among The Very Young At Heart.