renato mascardo

Macaronic Musicals

a paean to you

like Mame you coax the blues out of the horn
like Mame you charm the husk right off the corn
I know the sun will come out tomorrow
with you beside me/ with you beside me
honey everything’s coming up roses
like the hills you fill my heart with the sound
of music/ with you beside me i will
never walk alone though my dreams be tossed
and blown/ you are the subject i like most
haven’t you noticed suddenly i’m bright
and breezy because of what i’m learning
about you/ damn damn damn i’ve grown accustomed
to your face/ oh no not in springtime ...