I've Told Every Little Star

It was on November the 5th when Jerome Kern left his home to go

Well, what he called laughingly "antiquing" in one of the old

Furniture stores right in his neighborhood. He stopped at the

Corner light, and he suddenly collapsed. The policeman on duty

Called for an ambulance. Now, Jerome Kern was carrying no

Identification other than his ASCAP card, and he was taken by

Ambulance to the City Hospital

Which was known then as Welfare Island

The authorities, in their search for the patient's identity, called

ASCAP, who in turn contacted Oscar Hammerstein, who was Jerome Kern's

Best friend, and he immediately summoned his own physician. The two

Quickly went to Welfare Island, where they found Jerome

Kern, who had been placed in the charity ward. By that

Time, Kern's fellow patients had learned who their

Distinguished neighbor was, and when Hammerstein and the

Doctor came in, they honored the moment with complete silence

The doctor said that Jerome Kern had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage

Two days later, he was taken to Doctors Hospital, where he was

Placed in an oxygen tent. On Sunday, November the 11th, Oscar

Hammerstein came in to resume his bedside vigil. He lifted the corner

Of the oxygen tent and began to sing Jerome Kern's favorite song