I Must Be Off - How I Dread
Meridith Willson (w), traditional (m)
Dick Tracy In B flat, 1945
DICK
I must be off to do a job
I can only stay a minute.
I'm off to pinch a crooked mob
And everyone else that's in it.
TESS
How I dread the chance you take.
How I hope for your escape.
And each night I'll stay awake
Till your faith returning.
DICK
Thank you dear, but never fear,
They'll never get old Dick Tracy.
When I get back, we'll hire a hack
And go and hear Count Basie.
TESS
Ah, my hero has no fear.
As that fatal moment nears.
Let me hold you by the ear.
There, so ?? song and flappy.
DICK
There'll be no mush, I've gotta rush,
I'm heading for the station.
So save your snacks and pat-on-the-backs
Until I get my vacation.
ENSEMBLE
He's off to fight with all his might
This wonderful guy Dick Tracy
While lonely Tess remains in a mess
With arsenic and ol' lacey.
While only Tess remains in a mess
With arsenic and ol' lacey.
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| Year | Title | Medium | Type | Usage |
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| 1945 | Dick Tracey In B flat | radio | radio program | introduced |