Go Ask Father – a poem recited by Red Skelton’s character, J. Newton Numbskull, in A Royal Command Performance
I asked my girl if we should wed.
With a smile in her roguish eyes, she said,
“Go ask Father.”
Now she knew that I knew that her father was dead.
She knew that I knew of the life he had led.
So knew that I knew what she meant when she said,
“Go ask Father.”