From “Broadway Gondolier”, 1935.
Words by Al Dubin.
Music by Harry Warren.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Where’s that careless chambermaid?
Where’d she put my razor blade?
She mislaid it, I’m afraid
It’s gotta be foun’
Ask her when she cleaned my room
What she did with my perfume
I just can’t lose it, I’ve gotta use it
‘Cause Lulu’s back in town
Refrain
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’
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