I've Been Coming Back Like A Rubber

I'm 74 But I Feel Like I'm 35. And It Isn't Work. You Know What It Is? It's Fun, Absolute Fun. I Don't Know Many People Who Are Fortunate Enough To Be In A Business Like That.

The Audience And I Are Friends. They Allowed Me To Grow Up With Them. I've Let Them Down Several Times. They've Let Me Down Several Times. But We're All Family.

I Belong To The Public. The Public Made Me. The Public Can Break Me. I Owe Them My Life.

Had I Been Brighter, The Ladies Been Gentler, The Scotch Been Weaker, Had The Gods Been Kinder, Had The Dice Been Hotter, This Could Have Been A One-sentence Story: Once Upon A Time I Lived Happily Ever After.

Look, I Come From Vaudeville, I Come From Burlesque, I Come From Heartaches, I Come From Sadness, I Come From Gladness, I Come From Work And Sweat And Respect For The Craft.