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Jimmy Kennedy
11 quotes
“Let's all sing the barmaid's song, Time gentlemen, please. Every night we hear this refrain, Every night at 11 o'clock We hear it once again!”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Time to fly away, Gentlemen, please. Fly away into the abyss, Every night at 9 o'clock We fly into the night once again!”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She was sweet as a rose at the dawning, But somehow fate hadn't meant her for me; Though I sailed with the tide in the morning, Still my heart's on the Isle of Capri.”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you go down in the woods today You're sure of a big surprise. If you go down in the woods today You'd better go in disguise. For ev'ry bear that ever there was Will gather there for certain, because Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My prayer is to linger with you At the end of the day in a dream that's divine; My prayer is a rapture in blue With the world far away and your lips close to mine.”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Red sails in the sunset, Way out on the sea, Oh carry my loved one Home safely to me.”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This sad reality, To know it couldn't be, That's Portugal and love in April! The music and the wine convinced me you were mine, But it was just the spring fooling me.”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“South of the border, down Mexico way. That's where I fell in love where stars above, came out to play. And now as I wonder, my thoughts ever stray South of the border, down Mexico way.”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) first seen 1939 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Song South of the Border (1939)
“We're going to hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line. Have you any dirty washing, mother dear? We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line. 'Cause the washing day is here.”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How could I help if tears were starting? Goodbye to tender nights beside the silv'ry sea. I longed to hold you near and kiss you just once more, But you were on the ship and I was on the shore.”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it I can't say; People just liked it better that way. Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks!”
Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source