[Trumpet 32-bar Chorus: Louis Armstrong]

[Verse 1]
We played the game of 'stay away'
But it costs more than I can pay
Without you I can't make my way
I surrender dear, yes

[Verse 2]
I may seem proud, I may act gay
Oh but it's just a pose, I'm not that way
'Cause deep down in my heart I say
I surrender dear

[Bridge]
Yes, little mean things we were doing, baby
Must have been part of the game, (scat)
Lending spice to the wooing
Oh but I don't care who's to blame, yes

[Verse 3]
When night appears, shadows fall
Hot mama, you'll hear my poor heart call
To you my life, my love, my all
Whoa baby, I surrender dear
[Trumpet 16-bar half-Chorus: Louis Armstrong]