that you've won/The way you deal with U.S. Steel/And our problems by the ton/We thank you so much." The song was parodied as "Thanks for the Medicare" on one episode of the 1980s NBC-TV sitcom The Golden Girls. Estelle Getty's character, Sophia Petrillo, sang these lyrics to the melody of the song: "Thanks for the Medicare/For Blue Cross and Blue Shield/For a hip that finally healed/Remember, on prescriptions, generic is a steal/We thank you so much." The song was used a special version for the closing of NBC Nightly News as Tom Brokaw appears his final broadcast in December 1, 2004. Connie Chung sang a rendition of it with her husband Maury Povich on the final episode of their show Weekends with Maury and Connie in 2006. Judi Dench sang her own "thank you" version especially for Sir Michael Parkinson on his final show - The Final Conversation - in December 2007. References Songs about nostalgia Songs about parting Best Original Song Academy Award-winning songs Songs with lyrics by Leo Robin Songs with music by Ralph Rainger 1938 singles Bob Hope songs Dorothy Lamour songs Marilyn Monroe songs Mildred Bailey songs 1938 songs