Louis Armstrong
Back o’ Town Blues (Live at the Crescendo Club, 1955)

[Spoken intro]
Here's a request for a good old good one I wrote called Back o' Town Blues

[Verse 1]
I had a woman (so what, I had ten) stop braggin’
Livin' way back o' town, yes
Yes, she treated me right
Never let me down
But I wasn't satisfied
I had to run around
(That’s just like you, just like you!)
Get out of here, Velma

[Verse 2]
Now she's gone and left me
I'm worried as can be
Yes, I’ve searched this world all over
Wonderin' where she could be, I don't know
I must ask her to forgive me
Maybe she'll come back to me, but I doubt it

[Verse 3]
Now, I’m lonesome an’ blue
An’ I've learned a thing or two
Yes fellas, here's a tip
I'm gonna pass on down to you
(Lay it on ‘em, lay it on ‘em)
Shall I tell ‘em everything? (Tell ‘em everything) okay
Never mistreat your woman
Because it's gonna bounce right back on you
That ain’t no stage joke either, daddy
[Trombone solo: Trummy Young]
[Trumpet lead: Louis Armstrong]

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen