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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Vocals
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Orchestra
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Conductor
Al Aarons
Al Aarons
Trumpet
Al Grey
Al Grey
Trombone
Bill Hughes
Bill Hughes
Trombone
Bill Miller
Bill Miller
Piano
Bobby Plater
Bobby Plater
Alto Saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes
Charlie Fowlkes
Baritone Saxophone
Count Basie
Count Basie
Piano
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Tenor Saxophone
Eric Dixon
Eric Dixon
Tenor Saxophone
Freddie Green
Freddie Green
Guitar
Grover Mitchell
Grover Mitchell
Trombone
Harry Edison
Harry Edison
Trumpet
Henderson Chambers
Henderson Chambers
Trombone
Marshall Royal
Marshall Royal
Alto Saxophone
Norman Keenan
Norman Keenan
Double Bass
Percival "Sonny" Payne
Percival "Sonny" Payne
Drums
Phil Guilbeau
Phil Guilbeau
Trumpet
Sonny Cohn
Sonny Cohn
Trumpet
Wallace Davenport
Wallace Davenport
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
Composer
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer
Lyrics
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sonny Burke
Sonny Burke
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's quarter to three
There's no one in the place 'cept you and me
Set 'em up, Joe
I got a little story I think you should know
We're drinkin', my friend
To the end of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby
And another one for the road
[Verse 2]
I know the routine
Put another quarter in the machine
I feel kind of bad
Can't you make the music easy and sad?
I could tell you a lot
But it's not in a gentleman's code
Just make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
[Verse 3]
You'd never know it
But buddy, I'm a kind of poet
And I got a lot of things I'd like to say
And if I'm gloomy, please listen to me
Till it's talked away
[Verse 4]
Well, that's how it goes
And Joe, I know you're gettin' anxious to close
Anyway, thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind my bendin' your ear
But this torch that I found
It's gotta be drowned or it's gonna explode
Make it one for my baby
And another one for the road
The long, it's damned long
It's so long
Written by: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

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