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Lyrics:
-Words and Music by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
-introduced in the film "Big Broadcast Of 1938" by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross
-adopted by Hope as his theme songThanks for the memory

Thanks for the memory
Of candlelight and wine, castles on the Rhine
The Parthenon and moments on the Hudson River Line
How lovely it was!

Thanks for the memory
Of rainy afternoons, swingy Harlem tunes
And motor trips and burning lips and burning toast and prunes
How lovely it was!

Many's the time that we feasted
And many's the time that we fasted
Oh, well, it was swell while it lasted
We did have fun and no harm done

And thanks for the memory
Of sunburns at the shore, nights in Singapore
You might have been a headache but you never were a bore
So thank you so much.

Thanks for the memory
Of sentimental verse, nothing in my purse
And chuckles when the preacher said "For better or for worse"
How lovely it was

Thanks for the memory
Of lingerie with lace, Pilsner by the case
And how I jumped the day you trumped my one-and-only ace
How lovely it was!

We said goodbye with a highball
Then I got as "high" as a steeple
But we were intelligent people
No tears, no fuss, Hooray! For us

So, thanks for the memory
And strictly entre-nous, darling how are you?
And how are all the little dreams that never did come true?
Aw'flly glad I met you, cheerio, and toodle-oo
And thank you so much

Here is the version of the lyrics from the movie The Big Broadcast of 1938.

Thanks for the Memory
-Words and Music by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
-variation introduced in the film "Big Broadcast Of 1938" by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross
-adopted by Hope as his theme song - Thanks for the Memory
-Verse by Hope in reg. font, verse by Shirley Ross in {}.
Thanks for the Memory [VARIANT AS SUNG ON FILM]

Thanks for the memory
Of sentimental verse, nothing in my purse
And chuckles when the preacher said "For better or for worse"
{How lovely it was}

{Thanks for the memory}
{Of Schubert Serenade, little things of jade}
{And traffic jams and anagrams and bills we never paid}
How lovely it was!

We, who could laugh over big things
We're parted by only a slight thing
{I wonder if we did the right thing}
{Oh well "that's life" I guess}

I love your dress, {do you?} It's pretty !

{Thanks, for the memory}
{Of faults that you forgave}
{Rainbows on a wave}
And stockings in the basin when a fella needs a shave {giggle}
Thank you so much

{Thanks for the memory}
{Of tinkling temple bells, alma mater yells}
And Cuban rum and towels from the very best hotels.
{Oh, how lovely it was!}

{Thanks for the memory}
{Of cushions on the floor, hash with Dinty Moore}
{That pair of gay pajamas that you bought and never wore.} (Ha ha ha)
Say, by the way, whatever became of those pajamas? {(Huh?)} (Huh?)

{We said goodbye with a highball}
Then I got as "high" as a steeple {(Did you?)}
But we were intelligent people
{No tears, no fuss,} ((Hooray! For us))

{Strictly entre-nous, darling how are you?}
And how are all those little dreams that never did come true?
{Aw'flly glad I met you,} cheerio, toodle-oo
{Thank you,} Thank you so much . [end]