by Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913 - 2006)
American efficiency
Language: English
Pardon him.
The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency.
Oh, pardon me, but...
Where else can you get an earful,
a bellyful and
a snootful at the same time?
Pardon me.
Text Authorship:
- by Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (1913 - 2006), quotes from various speeches assembled by Gary Bachlund [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "American efficiency", 2007 [high voice or medium voice and piano], from Seven Presidential Pardons, no. 2 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 7
Word count: 33