(GRANDMA enters, trying to smile in spite of her worry.)
Food and sleep, and plenty of soap
Mola**es and sulfur, and love and hope
The winters go by
The summers fly
And all of a sudden...
All of a sudden...
(She exits.)
Ready, Marge?
Yes, darling
(Speaking out to the audience)
Joey, stay in the house 'til we get back like a good boy
(to TAYLOR)
Ned Brinker's bringing little Jenny over to keep him company
That's good. These things are nothing for kids. Nothing for anybody
She was a good old lady, wasn't she?
"These things arе nothing for kids..."
But it did happen to you
You're a kid -
And yet, hеre you are
And suddenly, you have no Grandma