1) Gotta get my old tuxedo pressed

2) Gotta get a half-a-buck somewhere

3) You can tell the mailman not to call

1) Gotta sew a button on my vest

2) Gotta shine my shoes and slick my hair

3) I ain't comin' home until the fall

1) 'Cause tonight I've gotta look my best

2) Got to get myself a boutinniere

3) And I might not get back home at all

Lulu's back in town 2)town 3) Lulu... I said Lulu's.... Lulu's back in town

You can tell all my pets

All my Harlem coquettes (All my blonds and brunets)

Mister Otis regrets that

He won't be aroun'