under the microscope

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Two days ago I extended birthday wishes to Amy, a facebook friend. Amy was my locum manager for my assignment in Syracuse. Today she answered me: Amy Hoffer: "Thanks Bob....how's the job?"

As *Cab Calloway sang; "I love to singa......."

I too am an inveterate songster, breaking out in song at the slightest provocation, anytime anywhere. No matter what quip or comment anyone makes in the course of normal conversation I can come out with a song lyric using those words. Not a conjured up song, but the lyrics to well known songs.

So. As I was contemplating how to answer Amy, I thought to myself; how do I feel about my new job and immediately this Al Jolson tune popped to the forefront of my consciousness:

I'm sitting on top of the world,

Just rolling along

Just rolling along

I'm quitting the blues of the world

Just singing a song
Just singing a song
Glory hallelujah,...........

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* I love to sing-a

About the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a,

I love to sing-a,
About a sky of blue-a, or a tea for two-a,
Anything-a with a swing-a to an "I love you-a,"
I love to, I love to sing!

Give me a song-a
About a son-a gun that went and done her wrong-a.
But keep it clean-a,
With a cottage small-a by a waterfall-a,
Any sob-a that will throb-a to a bluebird's call-a,

I love, I love to sing!

I was born a singin' fool-a,
Lah-de-dah!
Ol' Major Bowes is gonna spot me,
Got through Yale with boula-boula,
Lah-de-dah!
Old microphone's got me!

I love to sing-a,
I love to wake up with the south-a in my mouth-a,
And wave a flag-a,
With a cheer for Uncle Sammy and another for my mammy,
I love to sing!

The swingin'est,
Hot singin'est,
Bell-ringin'est,
Song singin'est
High tootin'est,

Sky tootin'est,

I love to sing!
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