A gentleman always stands for a lady
Stand up for the lady!
I can't. I'm too old. I'm not feeling well.
Stand up for the lady!
I'm not in the mood. I've got a headache. I've got to be going.
Stand up for the lady!
I've got worries. I can't concentrate. It's not convenient.
Stand up for the lady!
I've had too much to drink. I'm too tense. I've got to see my bank manager.
Stand up for the lady!
Don't keep nagging me. You know it only makes me tense.
OK! Go to bloody sleep. See if I care. She'll think we're both bloody useless, and she's right so far as one of us is concerned. I wash my hands of you.
Now what do you think you're doing?
Nothing. Just having a nice daydream.
Get down! What do you think you're doing?
Nothing. Just being polite to the lady.
Get down! What do you think you're doing?
Nothing. But she just whispered in my ear, and it tickled.
Get down! What do you think you're doing?
Nothing. But will you look at the way she walks. Poetry in motion.
Get down! What do you think you're doing?
Nothing. But she seems to like it.
Get down! What do you think you're doing?
Nothing. We've finished.
June 20, 1999
