I Could Go on Singing

I could go on singing

Till the cows come home

And the rooster starts to

Crow, crow, crow

When I see your eyes

I go all out

I must vocalize

Till you shout

"Enough already"

I could go on singing

Till the moon turns pink

Anything from Faust

To ink-a-dink-a-dink

Love does funny things

When it hits you this way

I must keep on singing

Like a lark

Going strong

on the wings of a song

Singing day

- Dr. Donne? - Please come in, Miss Bowman.

- Mr. Donne's expecting you. - Thank you.

This way, please.

David?

Hello, Jenny.

Is this awfully inconvenient?

I don't think so.

Come on up.

I'll take your coat.

That's for social calls.

Well, you did say this was business, didn't you?

Yes, Doctor. Business.

Well, the business department is in here.

Why do they call you "mister" if you're a doctor?

- Surgeons are called "mister." - I see.

You mean, like a marquis being called a "lord."

That always mixes me up, too.

Secrets of the trade.

Would you sit down?

- Yes, thank you. - Now then, what is it?

Ear, nose or throat?

Do you take care of all three of those things?

Yes.

Which is it?

Were you surprised to hear from me?

A little.

You sang this afternoon. Charity concert, wasn't it?

Yes. How did you know?

It was in all the papers.

How did it go?

Oh, it was ghastly.

- That means it was good. - No, it was terrible. It was awful.

My throat was very raw and I couldn't...

I... I just sort of croaked out the performance.

Tell me, am I keeping this secretary person of yours?

No, no. She works here.

I know, but it's terribly late and it's Sunday, and I thought...

She's used to it.

Will you go on?

Well, I just...

I just got scared I was going to lose my voice.

Mmm-hmm. Since when?

Since when, what?

Since when were you soared that you were losing your voice?

Oh, um...

Well, since I got to England.

And don't tell me it's the climate because Tebaldi and Callas sing here

and they do very well.

Should we take a look?

All right.

Would you come over here, please?

Yes.

Sit down.

How are your sinuses?

- Oh, I don't know. They're kind of... - Any cold recently?

- No. - You used to have a lot of colds.

Yes, but then they invented paper handkerchiefs

and sort of took the fun out of it.

Would you, um, open your mouth, please?

Wide.

Thank you.

- Say, "Aah". - Aah.

Thank you.

Now I'm going to have a look at your larynx.

- I'm going to take this piece of gauze... - Gauze...

And you're going to hold my tongue with it, and you want me to relax

and breathe slowly in and out and completely...

- Would you just do it? - Yes, I will.

Thank you. Would you put out your tongue?

Yes, thank you.

You know, I've been thinking...

Would you just sit there, please, for a moment?

Would you come back?

All right.

Excuse me.

I've been thinking about Atlantic City.

Do you ever think about Atlantic City, David?

Yes, I have done.

Does this hurt?

Mmm-mmm.

Would you swallow?

Thank you.

Well, am I going to lose my voice or what?

What do you think?

You mean, there's nothing wrong with me?

Your throat's a bit rough, it's red.

You've been singing and you've been smoking too much.

When do you open in London?

Five days.

Do you mind if I get out of...

No, I'm very sorry, no, of course, do.

I'll give you something to ease the roughness, not that you'll take it.

But if you have got five days,

I strongly urge you to take three of them off.

What would you advise?

A, um, brisk walk through Hyde Park?

Sleep, rest, relaxation.

Where can I buy those?

- And to gargle night and morning. - Mmm-hmm.

All right.

Well, uh, why don't you get me off on the right foot

by offering me a drink.

You're going to get me in there if it kills me, aren't you?

All right.

- It's still Scotch? - Still Scotch.

- No ice, I'm afraid. - That's all right.

Thank you.

You know, uh, you've changed.

Oh, I'd be scared to hell if I hadn't.

No, you've become so...

Careful.

Have I? Well...

It comes, you know.

Care comes.

With gray hair and spectacles.

I heard about your wife's death.

Janet was her name, right?

Yes, Janet.

- I read about your marriage. - Which one?

Well, it doesn't make any difference

because neither one was worth writing home about.

I should have married you, David. I really should have.

And it would have worked.

- Yes, it would. - No, you're wrong, Jenny.

- You so sure? - Mmm-hmm. It's better as it is.

Tell me something, do you still play that awful harmonica thing?

- No. - Oh?

- No, I gave that up. - I'm glad. You were terrible.

- Do you still knit? - Oh, no.

Nothing I knitted ever fitted.

Oh, we must have had fun, David.

At least that the way I remember it.

Is that the way you remember it?

Yes.

Twist my arm and yes.

Salud!

Salud!

Why did you come?

I don't know. l...

Tell you the truth, I don't know.

Maybe it's just that I...

Didn't want to be alone on the first night in a strange town.

You have a mess of friends in town, you couldn't be alone.

Alone.

That's the most awful word.

And I know what it means.

Because I've been alone since you, David.

You've been married twice.

Well, I was alone then, too.

Tell me, is this when you were knighted?

The CBE or the...

Mmm-hmm. That good, isn't it?

Not quite, I'm afraid.

It's something.

Yes, it's something.

- Why did you hide him from me? - I didn't hide him.

I saw you.

All right, I hid him.

Excuse me, Mr. Donne.

Do you require me for anything else?

Ah, no, thank you, Miss Plimpton. I'll see Miss Bowman out.

Good night, Miss Bowman.

Good night.

Is he here?

No, he's at school. He boards.

- I'd love to see him. - I know.

Oh, David, please!

I didn't come here to ask that. I swear, I...

I came here to see you. I...

I admit that.

It's just that now that I am here, I...

I must ask you. Please.

I'm sorry, Jenny, you can't see him.

Well, why not?

What's the matter with me?

Have I some dread disease or some kind of...

What are you so afraid of?

- What is it, David? I wanna see him. - It's impossible.

Well, "impossible" isn't a word that very many people use with me.

It must come as rather a surprise to you now, then.