Eine Kleine Night (Unpub)

It was just one of those things, 
just one of those Almond rings,
one "boo-boo”’d blues of baritone Bing's.
Just one of those things. 

     Yes, it was just one of those things, 
just one of those static Clings, 
one of Sinatra’s "ring-a-ding-Ding"s.
Just one of those things. 

It was just one of those things, 
just one of Stowe's Evenings,
one frequent fib a fail’d POTUS Flings.
Just one of those things. 
     Yes, it was just one of those things, 
just one of Joe's* GOP wings, 
one of those Hankies "Hawkins Falls" wrings.
Just one of those things.  
          * Senator McCarthy 

It was just one of those things, 
just Jacques Cousteau’s coil'd Inner springs. 
(Jacques, who froze Juleps 'n' Singapore Slings,
jokes: "Cuz' Jacques duz doze t'ings.") 
     Yes, it was just that sort of thing,  
just one Ish Kabibblish king,*
one lyric lauding a Lemonade spring.**
Just that sort of thing. 
           * Cf Kyser's band personnel – specifically one  

     Ish Kabibble but any of several others as well.  
           ** Cf the Big Rock Candy Mountain 
 
It was just one of those things,
just one of Mars’ merciless Mings, 
one of those neon Nights of Beijing's.
Just one of those things. 
     Yes, it was just one of those things, 
just one of O's Oprah-blings, 
one of Paterno's Pornography rings.
Just one of Joe’s things. 
 
It was just one of those things,
just one of those Queer-quashin' stings,*
one of those Riffs -- "It don't mean a thing"s.
Just one of those things.  
            * Cf the Stonewall Inn  
     Yes, it was just one of those things, 
just stuff that stiff singer Sting sings, 
one of those Tangs…like Buffalo wings.
Just one of those things. 
 
It was just one of those things,
just (uno...dos...) Underlings,
one of those peerless portrayals of Ving's.*
Just one of those things. 
          * Actor Rhames 
     Yes, it was just one of those things,  
just one of those warm-wax'd Wings,*
one of those Xs that censorship brings.
Just one of Moe’s** things. 
           * Cf the fatal flight of early aeronaut Icarus. 
           ** X-rated film director Morris Lesse 
 
It was just one of those things, 
just one of Ma's (Yoyo's) strings, 
one of those songs with "Zing...zizzy...zing..."s,*
just one of those things... 
           * Cf "Italian Street Song" from Naughty Marietta. 
      ...and it was great fun...but it was  
just one of those things.