Here’s to Al Dubin, Lyricist, Born June 10 [by David Lehman]

On the day
before my birthday
back in 1891
Al Dubin came
into being he
wrote the words
for great songs
like "We're in
the Money," which
Ginger Rogers sings
in Pig Latin
Er'way in-hay the oney-may
Er'way in-hay the oney-may
Er'way ot-gay a-lay
ot-lay of-way Ut-way
it-way akes-tay o-tay
et-gay a-lay-ong-lay . . .

My favorite line in the song: "And when we see the landlord  / We can look that guy right in the eye ."

The music by Harry Warren. Okay, ake-tay it-lay awaytay. . .