THE TRAVELIN' MAN
“Ring! Ring!” rang the telephone. Mary Lou smiled when she heard the phone ringing. “I GOT A FEELING it’s my TRAVELIN’ MAN on the other end of that line,” she said to herself as she STOOD UP to answer the wall phone.
“Hello,” answered Mary Lou. “HELLO MARY LOU, it’s your POOR LITTLE FOOL, Ricky,” Ricky replied, with a touch of sadness in his voice. Mary Lou answered, “You sound sad, Ricky. Is something wrong?”
“No, it’s only that I miss you JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH,” Ricky replied affectionately. “YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE I ever think about, since I took the job as a traveling salesman for the XYZ Vacuum Cleaner Company,” Ricky continued tenderly.
“Oh, Ricky, I BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY because I feel exactly the same way,” confessed Mary Lou. This is a mighty LONESOME TOWN without you! Are you having any luck selling vacuum cleaners?”
“As a matter of fact, I had an equipment malfunction today, and I thought I’d lost the sale for sure,” Ricky replied, with a slight chuckle. “What happened?” asked Mary Lou.
“Well things started out in the usual way,” replied Ricky. “I stopped at this well-kept looking house, figuring they could probably afford to buy a new vacuum, and it was just up to me to convince them they needed one. Mrs. Smith, the lady of the house, opened the door, and I explained I would need only a few minutes of her time to demonstrate the wonders of the new XYZ 'Vroominator'.”
“I was just about to dump a bucket of sand on Mrs. Smith’s carpet, so I could demonstrate the suction power of the Vroominator,“ Ricky continued, “when suddenly, a cat came flying out of nowhere. It stopped and calmly did its business in some sand that had leaked out onto the floor. “Uh! Oh!" I exclaimed, “My BUCKETS GOT A HOLE IN IT!”
“I can’t deal with that right now,” Mrs. Smith answered, practically in tears. “I’m hosting a GARDEN PARTY this afternoon, and my staff just quit!”
“Is that your cat?” I asked Mrs. Smith. “YES, SIR, THAT’S MY BABY.” she acknowledged somewhat embarrassed. “Tell, ya what!” she proposed. “If you’ll stay and help me with my party, I’ll buy the vacuum cleaner.”
“I must admit that Mrs. Smith’s garden party was a great success, thanks to my efforts,” Ricky bragged confidently. “The best part was after I sang, ‘BE BOP BABY,’ a friend of hers, who is a record producer, approached me and wants me to record some songs.”
“I suppose when you become a TEENAGE IDOL, you’ll forget all about me,” Mary Lou teased. “THERE WILL NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU,” Ricky replied, as he looked at his watch. “IT’S LATE,” I should say goodbye and let you get some sleep.”
“YOU‘RE MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE,” Mary Lou responded, blowing him a kiss, as she hung up the phone.
BONUS SONGS:
HELLO MARY LOU
BE BOP BABY
STOOD UP
TEENAGE IDOL
BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY
I GOT A FEELING
YOU’RE MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE