From the film “Big Broadcast of 1938”
words and music by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Yes, we’ve travelled far and wide together
Did we travel too fast?
Now I reminisce and wonder
Whether any good things ever last
But that, dear, is past
Refrain:
Thanks for the memory of rainy afternoons
Swinging Harlem tunes
And motor trips and burning lips
And burning toast and prunes
How lovely it was
Thanks for the memory of candlelight and wine
Castles on the Rhine
Your cozy chair and parties
Where we sang “Sweet Adeline”
How lovely it was
Many’s the time that we feasted
And many’s the time that we fasted
Oh, well, it was swell while it lasted
We did have fun and no harm done
And thanks for the memory
Of sunburns at the shore
Nights in Singapore
You might have been a headache
But you never were a bore
So, thank you so much
Refrain:
Thanks for the memory of sentimental verse
Nothing in my purse
And chuckles when the preacher said
“For better or for worse”
How lovely it was
Thanks for the memory of lingerie with lace
Pils’ner by the case
And how I jumped the day you trumped
My one and only ace
How lovely it was
We said goodbye with a highball
Then I got as “high” as a steeple
But we were intelligent people
No tears, no fuss, hurray for us
So, thanks for the memory
And strictly entre-nous
Darling, how are you?
And how are all the little dreams
That never did come true?
Awfully glad I met you
Cheerio and toodle-oo
And thank you so much