Possible Clues:

• '___ robbed!'
• 'As — saying ...'
• 'As saying ...'
• Rod Stewart "___ Only Joking"
• "As __ going to St. Ives ..."
• "There ___ ..."
• ''Tennessee Waltz'' opening
• 'That's what -- afraid of'
• "When __ one-and-twenty": Housman
• "As --- saying..."