Don’t prolong the agony I know you’ll soon be leaving me
The ticket by the telephone says one way to New York
I know I’m going to miss your smile,
your silly laugh, your crazy style
I know I’m going to hate to hear the local people talk

But don’t prolong the agony it’s hard for all that way
Just wave goodbye, maybe I’ll cry but I won’t beg you to stay
No, I won’t beg you to stay

October has a leafy smell that all the animals can tell
Is prelude to the winter months of darkness and of cold
You left behind your overcoat and old scarf
and a laundry note
And memories of all the funny stories that you told

But don’t prolong the agony it’s hard for all that way
Just wave goodbye, maybe I’ll cry but I won’t beg you to stay
No, I won’t beg you to stay

Oh no more interference from mutual friends of ours
I’ll say your disappearance is way beyond my powers
No recriminations, no changing our minds
No anticipations, we’ve run out of time

So don’t prolong the agony, don’t telephone or write to me
And I will try to live again the best way that I can
I won’t forget the depth in you, the lengths,
the heights, the breadth of you
At all times I will say of you, you are a marvellous man

But don’t prolong the agony it’s hard for all that way
Just wave goodbye, maybe I’ll cry but I won’t beg you to stay
No, I won’t beg you to stay. No, I won’t beg you to stay
Because it’s hard for all that way