The stories I told were all pointless;
My Jokes were revolting and old;
I was fresh out of quotes
And my best anecdotes
Left most of my listeners cold.
Yet today to each shindig and party
I am asked as a matter of course;
But can I take the credit
For all this? You said it:
I really turned hearer perforce!
by Ray Romine Monday, November 20, 1950
