Of candlelight and wine, castles on the Rhine
 The Parthenon and moments on the Hudson River Line
 How lovely it was!

 Thanks for the memory
 Of rainy afternoons, swingy Harlem tunes
 And motor trips and burning lips and burning toast and prunes
 How lovely it was!

 Many's the time that we feasted
 And many's the time that we fasted
 Oh, well, it was swell while it lasted
 We did have fun and no harm done

 And thanks for the memory
 Of sunburns at the shore, nights in Singapore
 You might have been a headache but you never were a bore
 So thank you so much.

 Thanks for the memory
 Of sentimental verse, nothing in my purse
 And chuckles when the preacher said "For better or for worse"
 How lovely it was

 Thanks for the memory
 Of lingerie with lace, Pilsner by the case
 And how I jumped the day you trumped my one-and-only ace
 How lovely it was!

 We said goodbye with a highball
 Then I got as "high" as a steeple
 But we were intelligent people
 No tears, no fuss, Hooray! For us

 So, thanks for the memory
 And strictly entre-nous, darling how are you?
 And how are all the little dreams that never did come true?
 Aw'flly glad I met you, cheerio, and toodle-oo
 And thank you so much