Louis Armstrong
Old Man Mose (First Take) (Live at the Crescendo Club, 1955)

[Spoken intro]
Our recording of Old Man Mose Is Dead

[Verse 1]
There was there lived an old man, a very crooked nose
He lived in the log hut, they called him old man Mose, yeah
Early one mornin' knocked on his door
Didn't hear a single sound, I ain't gonna do it no more

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I believe (old man)
I believe (old man)
I believe (old man)
That old man Mose is dead

Yes, I believe (old man)
I believe (old man)
I do believe (old man)
That old man Mose is dead, now

[Chorus]
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
We believe he's dead, oh (scat)
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
We believe he's dead

[Verse 2]
Now, I went around to the side, I peeped through the crack
I saw an old man layin' flat on his back
If old man Mose was dead asleep, I did not know, folks
But after lookin' through that window, mmm, I ain't gonna do it no more

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause we found out (old man)
Moses is out (old man)
Oh we found out (old man)
That old man Mose is dead

Yes, we found out (old man)
What it's all about (old man)
We found out (old man)
That old man Mose is dead, now

[Chorus]
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
We found out he's dead, (scat)
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
(We believe) Mose kicked the bucket
We found out he's dead, yes

[Drum solo: Barrett Deems]
(Solid)

Old man (scat) is dead