I am the late Mrs. Gus Esnion,
the early Miss Lorelei Lee, yeah!
Aw, I am gonna miss my daddy.
My husband and I had such
a beautiful life together,
even though his was shorter than mine.
We did everything together.
We met together,
we socialized together,
we got married together.
Come to think of it,
to the best of my recollection,
passing away
was the first thing Mr.
Esmond ever did without me.
But I mustn't be depressed,
as my father the min
ister always said,
Never dwell on the present.
It's nice looking back,
looking back on the past
When you've a past
full of memories that last
Sweet souvenirs of a life
that was fast and full of fun
But now it's done
Though he's not there
when you pick up the phone
You're never alone,
for you've got your memories,
sweet soothin' memories,
when you've a past
that was full of nice things to look back on,
well that's when it's nice lookin' back,
Looking back on the past.
The night he gave me my first
chinchilla coat,
he gave me this diamond.
And just to show you what kind of gentleman
Mr. Esmond was,
he gave me this diamond earring,
too, at the very same time.
No, no, it wasn't the earrings
he gave me that night.
It was, it was this diamond brooch.
And it wasn't a bracelet.
Now, wait a minute.
It was, no, I,
I know, now wait a don't go away.
I remember. I remember!
It was the night I sailed for Europe, France!
You've got your memories
Sweet, memories
When you've a past
that was full of nice things
to look back on
Well, that's when it's nice looking back,
looking back on the past.