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148 Navy #3247 (Mil. Govt) FPO San Francisco Saturday 24 Feb. 9 pm Dearly Beloved, I should have liked nothing better tonight, after another very busy day, then settling down to reading Fleischer for a couple of hours; but I felt that I’d neglected M and F for too long and took time out for a three page letter, somewhat laboriously written because I wasn't in the mood. Now I'm sleepy and about ready for bed. In the morning I shall scan your last 25 or 30 letters for references to Gerry Hurtzburg so that I shall be well posted when I arrive at the hospital (about 10:30). I'm taking my trunks and with luck should have my first swim on the island. As I hear Deanne Durbin singing “Always” in the movie not far from here I'm reminded of a request I meant to make of you two or three days ago - not, however, unless you get some amusement out of it yourself: There are so many songs, especially those of musical comedies of the 30's, whose music I know and frequently hum, and so few whose words I know - there must be a couple of hundred such songs I’d like to know the verses of. Songs from “Sunny,” “The Connecticut Yankee,” [pg 2] “Roberta,”…lots and lots of others. “Night and Day” and “Stardust,” even. I don't know. [?] that I [?] our having heard together - you would ask me about such by [?] before [?] to copy them. My idea was to have you start collecting the verses - also those of such songs as “Bell Bottom Trousers” if you come across any - type them up (all of the verses when you can find them) and send them to me a few at a time. Eventually I'll return them to you, but not if you can make copies and send me the carbons. I've no particular intention of rehearsing but I frequently sing and it annoys me to forget or not know the words. Don't know where to tell you to look for them, but the library might have a collection. If there's a well stocked music store in town they might carry such back numbers. Most convenient-sized paper to type them on (for me) is the letter paper you commonly use. Coach is anxious to tell me (or rather is just telling me, whether I stop writing or not) about today's ball game between the officers here and those of another unit - he's rather amusing tonight and I’d better let him get talked out. Now he's talking about tonight's crap game in which he won ten or twelve dollars. He is a simple, rather guileless person and can be either a little irritating or pleasant because of it. Goodnight darling - I love you Warren
