the ballad of nothing and but

mister nothing else,
and ms anything but,
sat at a caffe,
for a little chat.
he said:
"are you from here?"
she said:
"i am not."
and that\'s how it started,
the love of else and but.

the ms. was a sight,
one lovley to see.
and she thought all was lovley,
all exept she.
the mister was handsome,
but he did not know.
so he was so very clumsy,
as they walked in the snow.

the mister said goodbye,
as she said hello.
thie names now written,
on the pavement below.
she walked on his side,
he stepped on her feet.
he thought he was horrible,
she thought he was sweet.

but mister nothing else,
and ms anything but,
stopped the love at the usual corner,
as the door slowly shut.