Holiday Inn Page #4

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very closely.

She was a medium... medium-built

sort of a girl with a medium face.

She had a... a nice evening gown on

with a belt in the back.

She was built

just like a girlfriend of mine,

a girl you don't know, but...

her name was Consuela Schlepkiss.

She used to play the pinball machine

at the drugstore.

She was high man

three weeks in a row.

Thank you.

Thanks a lot.

That's nothing at all.

Happy to do it for you.

Say, I've got a hunch, fellas,

we're gonna find this girl eventually.

And when we do,

we'll be glad we waited for her.

Listen, I'm not interested in

getting any other partner, understand?

A chance meeting in the night.

Destiny.

She'll be back.

Here's where we'll find her

on the next holiday.

- Here?

- Here.

I've got to go turn the roast.

Now don't worry.

We'll find her.

If I see her from the back again,

I'll recognize her.

It's kind of a roundabout way

to go at it, but let's try it.

Are you decent?

Yes, come in.

- What's that?

- Well, I thought it over,

and I believe our number

would go better in blackface.

Oh, I thought we were

gonna do it like this.

Well, that was before I...

before I thought it over.

- I'll look terrible in the stuff.

- No.

- I don't even know how to put it on.

- I'll put it on for you.

I broke in as a bootblack, you know.

Here we go.

Oh!

For a month and a half...

I've been dreaming how pretty

I was going to look tonight.

Well, here's my punishment

for thinking so well of myself.

Oh, you'll have plenty

of times to be pretty.

I was just going to ask you to be

in the rest of the shows out here.

- You were?

- Will you?

Will I?

Fifteen nights a year...

Cinderella steps into her pumpkin coach

and becomes Queen of Holiday Inn.

What's the matter?

I wish I didn't have to work

all the other days in the year...

to make these few possible.

Maybe a little later on

when we start doing better,

you can stay out here all the time.

Did you hear what you just said?

- Yeah.

- Was it a proposal?

Well, it will be when I get

a few bucks in the bank.

Well, you're a strange duck.

You don't even give me a chance to say

"Darling" and throw my arms around you.

You'd better save that

'til you see the bank book.

Well, I guess I'm sort of engaged.

Say, what is this, a daisy chain?

Uh... well...

we were just looking for

the back of a girl we don't know.

Upon a February morn

A tiny baby boy was born

Abraham

Abraham

When he growed up

this tiny babe

Folks all called him Honest Abe

Abraham

Abraham

In 1860 he became

The 16th president

And now he's in

the Hall of Fame

A most respected gent

That's why we celebrate

This blessed February date

Abraham

Abraham

When black folks

lived in slavery

Who was it set the darky free

- Abraham

- That's right, child.

Abraham

When troubles come down

from the shelf

Whose heart was bigger

than hisself

- Abraham

- Yeah, man!

Abraham

The country's

going to the dogs

They shouted loud and strong

Then from a cabin

made out of logs

The right man came along

And that is why we celebrate

This blessed February date

Abraham

Abraham

- U.S.A.'s united thanks

- Yeah!

- To one whose name was Nancy Hanks

- Tell me!

Abraham

Abraham

- She gave this land the finest son

- That's what she did.

- Whoever went to Washington

- Who dat?

Abraham

Abraham

When someone told him General Grant

Was drinking every night

He answered

Go on out, see if you can't

Get all my generals tight

- A...

- That's why we celebrate

- Bra...

- This blessed February date

- Ham

- Abraham

- Was a real fine man, that Abraham

- Abraham

Was a great man, great man

Abraham

Good night.

I give up.

She's not here tonight.

You wait here.

I'll go up and see if Jim's seen her.

Gus is waiting to take you

to the station.

Remember, day after tomorrow,

St. Valentine's Day.

- Someone's coming. Use the other stairway.

- Well, who is it?

- Bill collector.

- Oh.

- Good night.

- Good night, Jim.

You'd better get inside before you

catch cold. You haven't got a coat.

- Well, I...

- Go on.

I don't need a coat now.

Hey, Ted, did you find the girl?

This is terrible. I wish we could

recognize her from the front.

- I feel like a wolf.

- Ted!

Ted!

Ted!

- She's here! I saw her! This way! Let go!

- Who?

Shortcut, come on!

Giddap!

- Why, it's locked. It's never been locked before.

- Oh, me!

Let's try the other stairway.

- Let go of me!

- Go ahead.

Well, we've lost her again. Did you

get a look at her face this time?

No.

We're still working from the rear.

How do you know it was her?

She had an overcoat on.

I don't care if she ha...

How do you know she had an overcoat on?

Well, she... If she didn't,

look for a girl with pneumonia.

Come on, let's get inside.

Say, um, Jim,

when's your next show?

Next show?

Uh, St. Valentine's Day, I think.

- Ooh, the day after tomorrow, huh?

- Is it?

That's a break. We'll get here early

and stay until we find her.

We'll make an announcement

asking her to identify herself.

- We won't miss next time.

- No. Fellas, how'd you like the show?

Well, we were so busy

we didn't see much of it, Jim. Why?

- Thought the people seemed to like the blackface routine.

- Yeah, they did.

Don't you think a blackface number

on St. Valentine's Day'd be novel?

- A what?

- It's no good, huh? Just an idea I had.

- Well, good-bye. -

Good-bye. - So long, Jim.

- Hey, lady!

- Yes?

We open in an hour.

You haven't even had a rehearsal.

Coming.

Oh, very smart.

You'll have to talk Gus into

buying a horseless carriage.

I spend half my life

between here and the station.

Gus'll have to face the machine age

sooner or later, won't he?

- Did you escape those bill collectors the other night?

- Bill colle...

Oh, yes, temporarily. That reminds me,

I got a surprise for you downstairs.

- Well, thanks. What reminds you?

- Nothing.

It's just, uh, I want you

to remember the surprise...

when those doggone

bill collectors move in.

You sound sweet,

but you don't make sense.

Oh, the Inn

is so romantic-looking!

I posed for those Cupids myself.

- Hello, boys.

- Hello, Linda. Hi, Jim.

A lot of paid-up cards

here tonight.

- Where's the surprise?

- Aha, right here.

A little home cookin' I whipped up.

Beautiful.

"Be Careful It's My Heart. "

And I ain't kiddin' either.

I wrote this just for you, honey.

Be careful

It's my heart

It's not my watch

you're holding

It's my heart

It's not the note I sent you

That you quickly burned

It's not the book I lent you

That you never returned

Remember

It's my heart

The heart with which

so willingly I part

It's yours to take

to keep or break

But please before you start

Be careful

It's my heart

That's the girl.

Be careful

It's my heart

It's not my watch

you're holding

It's my heart

It's not the note I sent you

That you quickly burned

It's not the book I lent you

That you never returned

Remember

It's my heart

The heart with which

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