Lulu's Back In Town
Written for: Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Lyric: Al Dubin
Additional British lyric: Charles Dunn
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1935
Original publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
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Verse 1:
D7 G7 C7 Fmaj7
Where's that careless chambermaid?
D7 G7 C7 Fmaj7 A7/F
Where'd she put my razor blade?
Bbmaj7 G* F D
She mislaid it, I'm afraid,
G C
It's gotta be foun'!
D7 G7 C7 Fmaj7
Ask her when she cleaned my room
D7 G7 C7 Fmaj7 A7/F
What she did with my perfume;
Bbmaj7 G*
I just can't lose it,
F D
I've gotta use it,
G C F
'Cause Lulu's back in town.
Chorus (version 1):
Gotta get my old tuxedo pressed,
Gotta sew a button on my vest,
'Cause tonight I've gotta look my best,
Lulu's back in town.
Gotta get a half a buck somewhere,
Gotta shine my shoes and slick my hair,
Gotta get myself a boutonniere,
Lulu's back in town.
You can tell all my pets,
All my Harlem coquettes;
Mister Otis regrets
That he won't be aroun'.
Bbmaj7 G* F
You can tell the mailman not to call,
Bbmaj7 E F
I ain't comin' home until the fall,
Bbmaj7 G* F
And I might not get back home at all,
Dm G C
Lulu's back in town.
Chorus (version 2):
Gotta get my old tuxedo pressed,
Gotta sew a button on my vest,
'Cause tonight I've gotta look my best,
Lulu's back in town.
Gotta get a half a buck somewhere,
Gotta shine my shoes and slick my hair,
Gotta get myself a boutonniere,
Lulu's back in town.
You can tell all my pets,
All my blondes and brunettes;
Mister Otis regrets
That he won't be aroun'.
You can tell the mailman not to call,
I ain't comin' home until the fall,
And I might not get back home at all,
Lulu's back in town.
Verse 2 (from British sheet music):
You can bet I've got it bad,
Best complaint I've ever had;
We'll be stepping out tonight,
An' struttin', an' how.
We're in for the swellest time,
Finish up without a dime;
Look here, you fellers,
I'll make you jealous,
My Lulu, she's a wow.
[Chorus]
