The document is a poem where Mrs. Johnstone and a company are pleading with someone to tell them that something tragic they heard is not true. They ask the person to say it was just a story or dream and not real, comparing it to an old movie or scene that is now over. They ask the person to say they didn't mean what happened and that it was just pretend, hoping that the morning will bring the realization that it was not true.

1. MRS. JOHNSTONE
Tellme it's not true,
Say it's just a story,
Something on thenews.
Tellme it's not true,
Though it's here beforeme,
Say it's just a dream,
Say it's just a scene,
From an oldmovie of years ago,
From an oldmovie of Marilyn Monroe,
Say it's just some clowns,
Two players in thelimelight,
And bring thecurtain down.
Say it's just two clowns,
Who couldn't get theirlines right,
Say it's just a show on the radio,
That we can turn over and start again,
That we can turn over; it's just a game.
MRS. JOHNSTONEAND COMPANY
Tellme it's not true,
Say I onlydreamed it,
And morning will come soon.
Tellme it's not true,
Say youdidn't mean it,
Say it's just pretend,
Say it's just theend,
Of an oldmovie from years ago,
From an oldmovie of Marilyn Monroe.
Tellme it's not true,
Say I onlydreamed it,
And morning will come soon.
Tellme it's not true, say it’sjust a story
Say youdidn't mean it.
Say it's just pretend
Say it's just theend
Of an oldmovie from long ago
From an oldmovie with Marilyn Monroe.
MRS. JOHNSTONE
Tellme it's not true,
Say it's just a story,
Something on thenews.
Tellme it's not true,
Though it's here beforeme,
Say it's just a dream,
Say it's just a scene,
From an oldmovie of years ago,
From an oldmovie of Marilyn Monroe,
Say it's just some clowns,
Two players in thelimelight,
And bring thecurtain down.
Say it's just two clowns,
Who couldn't get theirlines right,
Say it's just a show on the radio,
That we can turn over and start again,
That we can turn over; it's just a game.
MRS. JOHNSTONEAND COMPANY
Tellme it's not true,
Say I onlydreamed it,
And morning will come soon.
Tellme it's not true,
Say youdidn't mean it,
Say it's just pretend,
Say it's just theend,
Of an oldmovie from years ago,
From an oldmovie of Marilyn Monroe.
Tellme it's not true,
Say I onlydreamed it,
And morning will come soon.
Tellme it's not true, say it’sjust a story
Say youdidn't mean it.
Say it's just pretend
Say it's just theend
Of an oldmovie from long ago
From an oldmovie with Marilyn Monroe.