One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Oscar Peterson Trio

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 ought’a 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 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

could tell you a lot

but you’ve got to be true to your code

make it one more for my baby

and one more for the road

you’d never know it

but buddy I’m sort of a poet

and I’ve got a lot of things to say

when I’m gloomy

you’ve simply gotta listen to me

until it’s talked away

well that’s how it goes

and Joe I know you’re getting

anxious to close

so thanks for the cheer

I hope you didn’t mind

my bending your ear

this torch that I’ve found

must be ground

or it soon might explode

make it one for my baby

and one more for the road

for the road