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Well, I don't come from France.

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So my poem doesn't have
the dignity of Apollinaire.

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It's sort of Apollinaire
translated into the Bronx.

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It's called "Poem
after Apollinaire."

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I miss the peace and
quiet of Chicago.

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That's the kind of guy I am.

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[LAUGHTER]

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I've been to
funerals where cigars

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are the only monuments to
the dead and lipstick bleeds

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on the dead man's lips.

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I'm not afraid of death.

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And I'm not afraid of noise.

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But when you take
off your stockings,

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I hear moles tearing at
the seams of the Earth.

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Field my scurry into the
deepest holes and a roar

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from the subway
that could make me

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say, yes, sir, to the
president, who I hate.

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And if afterwards, I
should light a cigar,

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it has nothing to do with the
movies or having a good time.

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It's just my way of
keeping my fingers busy,

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of burning your smell
out of the room.

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I don't want to work.

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I don't even want to smoke.

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I just need a few
moments to recover.

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[APPLAUSE]

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