Louis Jordan

'Fore day in the mornin', babe, You ain't got home yet. Hmm, it's 'fore day in the mornin', babe, You ain't got home yet. I cried and cried 'Til my pillow's soaking wet! Babe, I can't get started Since you threw me down, Hmmm, I can't get started Since you th...

Now I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you, uh-huh I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you, oh yeah Well I let into my home, you gonna leave my woman alone I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you Now I'll be glad when you die, you rascal yo...

This is Carmen Cavellero. Now Louis and the boys dish up something which probably won't take up as much time as the title which is - and boy this is really a title - quote: "My feet are killing me marching in the Infantry Blues" unquote... I got those "g...

Say! Everyone's talking 'bout chicken; Chicken's a popular bird; Anywhere you go, you're bound to find, A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird. Some folks call it a fowl, That's the story I heard, But let 'em call it this and let 'em call it that, A chicken ain't...

One night farmer Brown, Was takin' the air, Locked up the barnyard With the greatest of care Down in the henhouse Somethin' stirred When he shouted "Who's there?" This is what he heard: There ain't nobody here but us chickens There ain't nobody here at all So...

You got a gal you love on Sunday Then you get another for Monday Ain't nobody's business but my own You say you're always home alone How come I can't get you on the phone? Well, that ain't nobody's business but my own Nobody's business Nobody's business No...

There was Adam, happy as a man could be, Till Eve got him messin' with that old apple tree Ain't that just like a woman? Ain't that just like a woman? Ain't that just like a woman? They'll do it every time Lot took his wife down to the corner for a malted, Sh...

All of me, why not take all of me? Baby, can't you see I'm no good without you? Take my lips, I'll never use them Take my arms, I want to lose them Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry Tell me how can I go on, dear, without you? You took the part that once...

Come on, get set for the party, Tomorrow night at the Swing Cats' Hall, Come on, let them send your body, At the Swing Cats' Ball, No time to lose, please don't be tardy, Tomorrow night at the Swing Cats' Hall, Get in the groove with everybody, At the Swing C...

It made me cry To say good-bye, I'm sad and blue; Now that you've gone I can't go on Away from you. I smile to hide The tears inside, It's hard to do; My happiness, My life's success Depends on you. The hours seem long, The world goes wrong, Wh...

I really can't stay - but baby it's cold outside I've got to go away - but baby it's cold outside This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in So very nice - I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice My mother will start to worry - Beautiful words...

Who's that knocking at my door? Who's that knocking at my door? Who's that knocking at my door? Said the fair young maiden! Well, it's only me from over the sea, Said Barnacle Bill the Sailor, I'm all lit up like a Christmas tree, Said Barnacle Bill th...

Oink oink! Moo moo! Oink oink moo! Oink oink moo moo! Q-q-quack! Q-q-quack! Peep peep! Peep peep! "Peep peep" said the chick in the barnyard pen "Quack quack" said the duck "won't you let me in?" "Cluck cluck cluck" said the little red hen "Let's boogie in...

Beans and Cornbread had a fight Beans knocked Cornbread outta sight Cornbread said "Now that’s alright, meet me on the corner tomorrow night" I'll be ready, I'll be ready tomorrow night I'll be ready, I'll be ready tomorrow night I'll be ready, I'll be re...

Hey, fellas, yes, you, fellas, listen to me, i got something to tell you And i want you to listen to every word and govern yourselves accordingly Now, you see these girls with these fine diamonds, fine furs and fine clothes Well, they're looking for a husband...

There's a gal at the local beanery She's a pretty hunk of scenery She can make a chocolate soda go hiss You oughta go around and dig it When she's workin' at the spigot You can hear her calling orders like this "Give me a ham white down and a burger round Sid...

When you got no more assurance Than a great big hunk o' lead If you don't respond to romance Jack, you're dead When a chick is smilin' at you Even though there's nothin' said You stand there like a statue Jack, you're dead You been always kickin' But...

I'm goin' , But I'll be back! Look for me, You'll see that I'll be back! Gonna bring my mom and pop, And I'm gonna bring a cop, Gonna make you give me back my love Before I blow my top! I'll get ya Before I stop Baby, you can't take my love and let me drop! I...

When i saw you this morning, baby Tell me why did you walk away When i saw you this morning, baby Tell me why did you walk away Can't believe that you don't love me Thought our love was here to stay Now buzz me, baby I'll be waiting for your call Buzz...

Headin' for the station with a pack on my back I'm tired of transportation in the back of my hack I love to hear the rhythm of the clickety clack And hear the lonesome whistle see the smoke from the stack to pal around With democratic fellow named mac So take...

Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side. The summer's gone, and all the roses falling, It's you, it's you must go and I must bide. But come ye back when summer's in the meadow, Or when the valley's hushed...

Don't let the sun catch you crying, Crying at my front door You done your daddy dirty And he don't want you around here no more Don't let the sun catch you crying, Lying at my back door You done your daddy dirty And he don't want you around here no mor...

Everybody's got a thing But some don't know how to handle it Always reachin' out in vain Accepting the things not worth having but Don't you worry 'bout a thing Don't you worry 'bout a thing, mama Cause I'll be standing on the side When you check it out...

Doug the jitterbug, Just a silly lug, Young and wild with lots of style, That's Doug the jitterbug! Just a crazy mug, Drinks liquor by the jug, He's alive with lots of jive, Doug the jitterbug! They threw him out of school 'Cause all he learned was Tiger Rag...

It's early in the morning and i can't get right 'cause i had a little date with my baby last night Now it's early in the morning It's early in the morning It's early in the morning And i ain't got nothin' but the blues I went to all the places where we...

I gotta tell you a story from way back Truck on down and dig me Jack There's Big Moe, Little Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, No Moe, Look at brother, Look at brother, Look at brother Eat Moe Moe, Moe, Moe, Moe, Moe, Moe, Moe Who's the greatest band around Makes the cats...

Ain't that Zeke sittin' over there? (Yeah, that's him) Zeke, you dirty so and so, I wanna talk to you, Zeke You ain't no good, and I ain't no refrigerator I can't keep nothin'. Pay attention to me Now listen, old man, you and me been friends for a long ti...

This is the G. I. Jive Man alive It starts with the bugler blowin' reveille over your bed when you arrive Jack, that's the G. I. Jive Roodley-toot Jump in your suit Make a salute Boot After you wash and dress More or less You go get your breakfast in a beaut...

Good morning heartache You old gloomy sight Good morning heartache Thought we said goodbye last night I turned and tossed until it seemed you had gone But here you are with the dawn Wish I forget you, but you are here to stay It seems I had met you When my l...

Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you Got my mojo working, but it just won't work on you I wanna love you so bad till I don't know what to do Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working Got my mojo working, but...

Good mornin', blues, Blues, how do you do? Eh, good mornin', blues, Blues, how do you do? I would like to have Just a few words with you. Yeah, I woke up this mornin' With an awful achin' head, Yes, early this mornin' With an awful achin' head, Now...

Honey in the bee ball, I can't see ya'll, All here! It's a game the kids play, Underneath the southern moon. Honey in the bee gum, I can't see none, Hey, kid! It's the last line they say, When they're gonna find you soon! It's a little hunting game; I'm gonn...

Every honey bee fills with jealousy When they see you out with me Goodness knows You're my honeysuckle rose When you're passin' by flowers droop and sigh And I know the reason why Goodness knows You're my honeysuckle rose Don't buy sugar You just have to tou...

How much do I love you? Ill tell you no lie How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? How many times a day do I think of you? How many roses are sprinkled with dew? How far would I travel To be where you are? How far is the journey From here to a star? An...

You told me you would me at the station gate For our honeymoon excursion You told me you would me at the station gate But I got a different version Train number one is gone Train number two is gone Train number three is been gone How long must I wait fo...

I could just sit around making music all day long As long as I'm making my music ain't gonna do nobody no harm And who knows maybe I'll come up with a song To make people want to stop all this fussing and fighting Long enough to sing along I believe in music...

Now, let's go walking, Let's go walking, Out the park, Out the park, I'm not responsible I'm not responsible What I do after a dark! What I do after a dark! Now, let's go walking, Let's go walking, Out the park, Out the park, I'm not responsible I'm not respo...

Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a joke, kid, it's a curse. My luck is changing, it's gotten from simply rotten to something worse Who knows, some day I will win too. I'll begin to reach my prime. Now though I see what our end is, All I can sp...

I hadn't anyone till you, I was a lonely one 'til you, I used to lie awake and wonder if there could be A someone in the wide world just made for me, Now I see I had to save my love for you, (I saved my love for you) I never gave my love 'til you, (I saved it...

There's a whole lot of talk around town, about the way you carryin' yourself There's a whole lot of talk around town, about the way you carryin' yourself You're jivin' everybody in town, but baby, I know what you're puttin' down Everybody's tryin' to dig you...

Let the cats all criticize, Joke about my baby's size; She's reet with me Because you see: I like 'em fat like that. When she bounces down the street, She's a whole heap o' honey, and ain't she sweet? Feels so fine To know she's mine: I like 'em fat...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ I (I) I want (I want) I want you (I want you) I want you to (I want you to) I want you to be (What?) I want you to be my baby Will (Will) Will you (Will you) Will you please (Will you please) Will you please tell (Will you please tell)...

Each time I hold somebody new My arms grow cold aching for you No one can take your place, darling, in my embrace I'll never be free And when my lips burn with desire No other kiss puts out the fire Though I may try and try, No one can satisfy This longing in...

I'm Alabama bound, I'm Alabama bound, Sure as the train pulls out of the yards I'm gonna leave this town. I'm gonna leave this town, I'm gonna leave this town, I'm tired of your fussin' and fightin' and doggin' me 'round, I'm gonna leave this town, Oh, don't...

I'm gonna move, baby Way out on the outskirts of town Yeah, I'm gonna move, yeah, baby Way out on the outskirts of town Yeah, I don't want nobody Always hangin' around And that means you, yeah I'm gonna tell you, baby We gonna move away from here, yeah I don...

You braggin' all about the things you can do Every time you make a pitch If you're so smart, How come you ain't rich? You claim to have picked every horse that won 'Cause you know just which is which Yes, if you're so smart, Tell me, how come you ain't...

I got a gal who's always late Any time we have a date But I love her Yes I love her I'm gonna walk right up to her gate And see if I can get it straight 'Cause I want her I'm gonna ask her Is you is or is you ain't my baby? The way you're actin' lately makes...

It's a great, great pleasure, a great, great, great, big thrill It's a great, great pleasure, a great, great, great, big thrill When you got your baby and a whole lotta time to kill Did you ever get a feelin' that your feet had turned to stones Do you eve...

It's a low down dirty, low down dirty shame It's a low down dirty, low down dirty shame I'm in love with a married woman, I just can't call her name She's a no good woman, don't mean no man no good She's a no good woman, don't mean no man no good I don't blam...

Keep knockin' and you can't come in, Keep knockin' and you can't come in, Keep knockin' and you can't come in, I guess you better let me be. Kinda busy and you can't come in, Kinda busy and you can't come in, Kinda busy and you can't come in, I guess...

I like cake, and no mistake, But baby if you insist I'll cut out the cake, just for your sake... Baby! c'mon and knock me a kiss. I like pie, I hope to die, Just to get a load of this When you get high, doggone the pie... Baby! c'mon and knock me a kiss. W...

Hey, everybody, let's have some fun You only live but once And when you're dead you're done, so Let the good times roll, let the good times roll I don't care if you're young or old Get together, let the good times roll Don't sit there mumblin', talkin' trash...

Oh life is so peculiar, You get so wet in the rain, You get so warm in the sunshine, It doesn't pay to complain, When I get up each morning, There's nothing to breathe but air, When I look in the mirror, There's nothing to comb but hair, When I sit down to bre...

Mop mop, a thousand years ago Mop mop, a guy named Jungle Joe Was a drummer man in a Zulu band That made swing history Mop mop, one day the king said, "Gate Why Gate, you old reprobate I commission you, find a riff that's new Or your wig belongs to me" Joe's...

I feel so happy, I wanna shout Well, tell me Bing Tell me what it?s all about? I found my one idea And this time I'm sure it?s real Yip yip de hootie Got me a beauty She sure is a dream My baby said yes She said yes, she said yes She didn't say no Cock cock-...

Walked with no one and talked with no one And I had nothing but shadows Then one morning you passed And I brightened at last Now I greet the day and complete the day With the sun in my heart All my worry blew away When you taught me how to say Grab your coat...

Out at the club tonight. Ole Richard went home early - he's got the key to the house. I'm gonna knock on the door, see if I can get in. Open the door, Richard!! Ya see, Richard sleeps in the back room. It's kinda hard to hear. Maybe I better knock a litt...

Petootie Pie Petootie Pie You're my Petootie sugar-fruity dreamy pie I crave and cram Your special jam you're underrated, solidated Superman And every gal who passes Just looks and hollas "Oh!" Like flies caught in molasses Petootie Pie Petootie Pie You're suc...

Baby baby baby, what's wrong with Uncle Sam? He's cut down on my sugar, now he's messin' with my ham I got the ration blues, blue as I can be Oh me, I've got those ration blues I got to live on fourty ounces, of any kind of meat Those fourty little ounces got...

Left Chicago in the summer, New York in the fall, Detroit in the winter didn't prove a thing at all I got those roamin' blues Yes I got those roamin' blues Can't find no place to settle Woo I got those roamin' blues Joined a club in old Saint Louis, tha...

If you ever plan to motor west, Travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks on route sixty-six. It winds from Chicago to L.A. More than two thousand miles all the way. Get your kicks on route sixty-six. Now you go through Saint looey Joplin,...

I want to climb down your chimney, baby, I want to put a present on your tree I'm gonna climb down your chimney, baby, I'm gonna put a present on your tree I want to show the whole world, baby, oh, what you mean-a me I think about you baby, honey, on ev'ry ho...

Saturday Night Fish Fry Now if you've ever been down to new orleans Then you can understand just what i mean All thru the week it's quiet as a mouse But on saturday night they go from house to house You don't have to pay the usual admission If you're a cook,...

'Cause my hair is curly Just because my teeth are pearly Just because I always wear a smile Like to dress up in the latest style 'Cause I'm glad I'm livin' I take these troubles all with a smile Just because my color's shady That's the difference, maybe, why...

It's good, good, oh, so good, Little bit better than good, No one can fill me, honey, the way you could, Because it's good; When you put your ruby lips to mine, Makes me feel like an ocean full of wine, Because it's good, good, oh, so good, Little bit better t...

He's stone-cold dead in de market He's stone-cold dead in de market He's stone-cold dead in de market I killed nobody but me husband Last night I went out drinking When I came home, I gave her a beating So she catch up the rolling pin and went to work on my h...

I sure had a wonderful time last night Least wise they tell me i did I sure had a wonderful time last night Really blew my lid Went to a party, i recollect that much But after four or five, you know i lost my touch I sure had a wonderful time last night Leas...

I've just found joy I'm as happy as a baby boy With the brand new choo-choo choy When I met my sweet Lorraine, She’s got a pair of eyes That are bluer than the summer skies When you see them, you will realize Why I love my sweet Lorraine When it's rainin',...

Say boy, don't you harm that bird Don't you dare to try Start releasin' the chicken or you'll get a lickin' That chick's too young to fry Hey boy, better take my word Here's the reason why Gotta feed her steady 'til she gets ready That chick's too youn...

Boy, you listen to your old Pappy Yeah, Pappy And stop drinking so much I'm-I'm ain't been doing so much drinking, Pappy Shut up, boy! You drink all day and you drink all night and you know, son, that that ain't right Oh Pappy, you just give me a chance....

If you think you're doin' right When I work all day, and you stay out all night, You ain't got nothin' there, In fact, you ain't nowhere. If you think I'm gonna cry When I know you're high and so am I, You ain't got nothin' there, In fact, you ain't nowhere....

You catch me beatin' up your chops? I ought to turn you over to the cops But dig this spiel I'm going to lay on you, gate Don't cop your broom, park the body and wait You run your mouth and I'll run my business, brother You run your mouth and I'll run my...

We heard a chick just the other day Cooling out her boyfriend in very way She kept on a-sking Full of complaints Like she expected folks to be saints She insisted that he be me So this was her complaint complete (Report to the nation) I like the dimple in you...