Why Don't You Do Right - Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel

It was back in 1922

You let other women make a fool of you

But it’s now 1953

You’re doing the same thing, don’t do it to me

You had plenty money back in 22

You let other women make a fool of you

Why don’t you do right like some other men do?

Just get out of here and get me some money too

You’re sittin' down wonderin' what it’s all about

If you don’t get no money they will throw you out

Why don’t you do right like some other men do?

Just get out of here and get me some money too

It was back in 1944

You kept on running from door to door

Why don’t you do right like some other men do?

Just get out of here and get me some money too

I fell for your jiving and I took you in

All you had to offer was a drink of gin

Why don’t you do right like some other men do?

Just get out of here and get me some money too

You ain’t got no money, ain’t got, no use for you

You ain’t got no money, ain’t got, no use for you

So get out of here and get me some money too

I’ve got man in the east, a man in the west

But I found out that gold is the best

Got no money, ain’t got, no use for you

So get out of here and get me some money too

Why don’t you do right?

Why don’t you do right?

Why don’t you do right?

Come on and do right

Like some other, like some other men do