Topper

dd

dd Oh, the old oaken bucket

dd Bucket dd

dd The iron-bound bucket dd

d dd Oh, bucket dd dd

The moss-covered bucket d

George. George!

dd That hangs in the well dd

I think it was pretty mean of you to

drag us out and leave all our guests flat.

Oh, you didn't drag us out?

Well, I didn't invite them. dddd

You didn't even know them? Well,

they've only been there for three days.

George. George!

Wait a minute. I'll be back in a

minute, honey. What do you want?

What time is it?

Huh?

I said, where we going? That

isn't what you said before.

dd Oh, we're going to Wall

Street to see Old Man Topper dd

dd dd Iron-bound Topper dd

dd That moss-covered Topper

dd That I promised to meet him at

his bank for the annual meeting dd

dd dd Of the board of directors

at 10:
30 in the morning dd

Too many words, honey.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Well, let's see. It's 10:00 now. Yep.

And it takes a half an

hour to drive in. Yep.

And the meeting's at 10:30

in the morning. Mm-hmm.

That leaves 12 hours for-

for a night of complete rest.

Yes!

dddd

Mm-hmm. So this is how one

starts getting a night's rest?

My pet, resting is the sort of thing

you've gotta work up to gradually.

Oh, excuse me.

It's very dangerous to rest all

of a sudden. Come on, darling.

Mr. Kerby is here. Hurry.

Yes, sir.

Good evening, Mrs. Kerby. Hello, Joe.

We have a nice big size

table for you. Over there.

Hi, Mac.

Hello, George.

How are you, George?

Thank you, Harry. Good

evening, Mrs. Kerby.

Hello, George.

dddd

Come on. The music's swell. What?

I said, "The music's swell!" Can't

hear you, but that's good music.

That's what I said.

May I cut in?

dddd

Is this the way in?

Looks like it.

Well, how do we get out? Honey,

you slide in and they carry you out.

Oh, no.

Where I go, you go.

No, hey, wait for me.

Hup!

Don't forget to write.

Gentle George.

Deceitful George.

Yeah!

dd Old Man Moon wake up now dd Quiet!

dd 'Cause I've fallen in love dd

dd Go spread the news

to all the stars dd

dd Above dd

dd Shine for my baby

while we're dancing dd

dd Tonight dd

dd And fill her tender eyes

with love dd

dd And dynamite dd

Yeah.

Yeah, and look at the time. Look at the

time. dd Old Man Moon puts stardust dd

dd In a bottle of wine dd

dd Just do your darnedest

to make sure dd

dd That she'll be mine dd

Please, Mr. Kerby.

dd And if it's possible to keep shining

till noon dd Bring your party home, please.

dd My sincerest thanks

to you, sir dd

dd Old Man Moon dd

Look, Mr. Kerby,

you are my best customer.

And I appreciate that.

Maybe you got no home.

Maybe you don't need sleep.

But me, I have a home...

and I need to have-a

some sleep!

All right, Tony.

Just one more chorus.

You're telling me the same

story for the last hour.

I get-a sick and tired of hearing

that song over and over again!

dd With love or dynamite dd

dd Old Man Moon keeps stardust

in a bottle of wine dd

dd Just do your darnedest

to make sure dd

d Yes, good night! dd

That she'll be mine d

Maybe the poor man's tired.

I don't know why he should be

tired. We did all the singing.

dd And if it's possible

to keep shining till noon dd

dd My sincerest thanks

to you, sir dd

dd Old Man Moon dd

dddd

dd Old Man Moon

Old Man Moon dddd

Good night, buddy!

So long. See you next time.

Come on. Enough of it.

dd Old Man Moon

Old Man Moon dd

dd Old Man Moon dd

dd Old Man Moon dd

dd Oh, Old Man Moon dd

dd My sincerest thanks to

you, sir dd dd Old Man Moon dd

Get in, honey.

You get in, darling.

dd Oh, Old Man Moon dd Ah, Jimmy.

Did we keep you waiting long?

Oh, that's all right. dd My

sincerest thanks to you, sir dd

dd Old Man Moon dd

Wilson!

dd dd Old Man Wilson Old Man Wilson dd

Old Man Wilson, that squares us up

for the whole week. Right, Mr. Kerby.

dddd

dd My sincerest thanks

to you, sir dd

dd Old Man Moon dddd

Hey, George, is this

10:
30 in the morning?

No, this is Topper's bank.

Oh.

Honey, do me a favor.

What?

Shut my eyes.

I'll shut your mouth.

Good night, my pet.

Good night.

Hey, hey, hey.

Oh, hello. You going to

a costume ball?

What do you think this is, an

auto camp? Crosspatch, crosspatch.

Get out of here. You can't

sleep here. I'm not sleeping.

Talk to him about it.

He seems to be doing it all.

Oh, hush, Marion.

Who have you dug up now?

I didn't dig him up. He

dug us up. Make him go away.

I can't. It's a C-O-P.

C- O-P? Oh!

Tell him we don't want

any. Hey, hey, hey!

Flies. Get out of here.

Now you can't sleep here.

Uh, we're not sleeping. We're

waiting. Waitin' for what?

For-For- For the annual meeting of the

board of directors of that there bank.

Oh, darn.

There's nobody in there.

Maybe they're late.

"Maybe they're late. "

You see, you can't argue

with him. I can't, eh?

Now I wanna tell you something

- See what you can do with this instead.

Well, of all the- Oh!

Temper.

It's three minutes

after 8:
00, sir.

Oh, all right, Wilkins.

Do you realize that most men don't get

chased out of the water like trained seals?

Most men can dawdle in their

shower. You are not most men, sir.

Why can't I be most men?

Because you are Mr. Topper, sir.

And Mrs. Topper insists.

It's four minutes past.

We dress now.

We dress now, yeah.

Good morning, Clara.

Good morning, dear.

You're late.

Oh, better late

than never.

Only 44 seconds anyhow.

Can't that fella wait until

I tell him what I want?

Because you always

have the same thing.

Supposing one morning I were to

take a notion to battle a trout...

or some oatmeal

or something?

Where would we be then?

Don't be silly.

I've taken great pains

to arrange your diet properly.

You need sulphur,

and eggs have sulphur.

Don't dally, dear.

James tells me you had

to run for the train yesterday.

I did. I ran fast too.

I caught the very last step.

The very last step?

Outrageous.

What is outrageous about running

for a train, dear? Lots of men do it.

Yes, clerks and bookkeepers who come

to the depot in a bus to catch the 7:45.

But for the president of the

bank to arrive in a limousine...

to take the banker's special, and then to run

all over the platform like a silly chicken.

I didn't run like a silly

chicken. I ran beautifully.

Besides, you know how

you puff when you run.

Of course I puff. Everybody

puffs. You puff yourself, Clara.

I remember that day

- Cosmo, please. Don't be vulgar.

Sorry, dear. And I don't care if

you are well-preserved for your age.

You look anything but

dignified when you run.

And I won't have you climbing aboard

the banker's special all out of breath.

8:
42, sir.

Good-bye, dear.

Bye.

Don't run, dear.

It's 8:
45, Mr. Topper.

Morning, Mr. Topper.

Good morning.

Good morning, Mr. Topper.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

You know, it is a good

morning too, isn't it?

I haven't enjoyed it though.

Don't you feel all right?

I don't feel all right. I feel

a million years old. You, old?

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