“Don’t you know, little fool,
you never can win?
Use your mentality —
wake up to reality!”
But each time I do,
just the thought of you,
Makes me stop —
before I begin.
Lyrics from “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” by Cole Porter, for the film “Born to Dance,” 1936.
Photo by Rick Stachura. October 3, 2020.
Carlos de la Puerta Antiques, 241 East 60th Street.