Ambrose (Part Five)
Linda Laurie
Written by Linda Gertz (Laurie), Wes McWain, and Lou Sprung
Her only charted single as a performer (there were NO prior four parts to this) but she did go on to write Helen Reddy's "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)"
Peaked at # 52 in 1959
GIRL: Ambrose, it's very dawk in here. Ambrose, where are you? Oh. Oh, Ambrose, hold my hand. Ambrose, Ambrose, something's vibrating. The walls are shaking. Ambrose, we can't go on like this. Why can't we sit in the pawk like other boys and girls? Why do we hafta walk in a subway tunnel?
AMBROSE: Just keep walkin'
GIRL: Ambrose, when you grow up why'n'tcha be a doctah? You don't wanna be a doctah? You wanna be a DISK JOCKEY? Oh, Ambrose, you can't spend the rest of your life avoiding responsibility! Ambrose, how many times have you been in love? Can't you ever be serious?
AMBROSE: Just keep walkin'
GIRL: Ambrose, if I gave you my picture, would you carry it in your wallet? Well, if I GAVE you a wallet, , wouldja? I'll PUT some money in it! Whaddya MEAN "how much?" ? Honest, Ambrose, it's not that I didn't wanna have the pawty at my house. I couldn't. My mommy wouldn't let me. She's ashamed. We haven't got a colored telephone. AMBROSE, WHAT WAS THAT??? Oh, Ambrose, I've asked ya a million times, why do we hafta walk in a subway tunnel?
AMBROSE: Just keep walkin'
GIRL: Ambrose Ambrose maybe, maybe you'd like me bettah if I p'roxide my hair like Eloise. Eloise. ELOISE-YOU KNOW ELOISE-YOUR MUTHA!! You wouldn't like me ta p'roxide it.
AMBROSE: Just keep walkin'.
GIRL: Ambrose Ambrose Just think.............
source: Robin Hood
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