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I was carrying my friend in his casket to put him in the hearse, and I was thinking, 'I need to write a song for this guy, because he always told me I would have a No. 1 song.'

People refer to me as 'that 'Love Boat' man.'

I don't want a tombstone. You could carve on it 'She never actually wanted a tombstone.'

I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'

Write 'judge of beautiful women' on my tombstone. I'd be quite happy.

Write me as one that loves his fellow-men.

I don't know why, but I don't fancy writing love songs; I never have.

I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat - a sailboat. I want to own it and let him pay for it. My first love is the sea and water, not music. Music is second.