I'll Call It Like I See It

by sheila morris

Tag: frank sinatra

  • burn them calories

    burn them calories


    With apologies to composer Jimmy Van Heusen, lyricist Sammy Cohn, arranger Nelson Riddle, singers Frank Sinatra and Dinah Shore plus many others – and without anyone’s permission, sing along to their song Love and Marriage introduced in 1955 with my new lyrics. If you need a reminder of how the tune goes, ask Alexa or Siri or one of those wise women to play Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra for you. They will happily oblige.

    Burn Them Calories

    Burn them calories, burn them calories,

    Every time we walk we burn them calories.

    Life was made for goood food, but food can be a bugger-roohoooo.

    Burn them calories, burn them calories,

    Every time we walk we burn them calories.

    Walk a little faster and pounds will fall like alabaster.

    Try, try, try to keep from walking, it’s a delusion.

    Try, try, try and you will only come to this conclusion.

    Burn them calories, burn them calories,

    Every time we walk we burn them calories.

    Life was made for goood food, but food can be a bugger-roohoooo.

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    Now you see why I’m not a song writer.

    Stay safe, stay sane, get vaccinated, and please stay tuned.

  • Vetting Morning


    The first thing I like to do when I wake up is vet the morning.

    What day are you? Are you sure?

    What do you remember about last night? Do you remember your dreams? What about yesterday? Aha. Got you on yesterday.

    What’s your weather like? Which leads me to my first song of the day…Days may be cloudy or sunny, you’re in or you’re out of the money…I’m gonna love you, come rain or come shine. Of course you are. That’s what you always say first thing in the morning about your weather and btw, you’re no Sarah Vaughan or Sinatra.

    What’s that? No, you can’t ask any questions or make any comments on your own.

    What? What? Did you say GOOD? Especially that one.

    Whatever you do, don’t say good to me yet. I don’t know you from Adam’s house cat. You may be good – you may not be good. So don’t get started with GOOD before I am ready to make that call.

    So far, I’m unimpressed.