Back O’ Town Blues (1955) Louis Armstrong

[Verse 1]
I had a woman
(So what, I had five of ‘em)
Oh stop braggin’, boy
Livin' way back o' town, yes
Yes, she treated me right
Never let me down
But I wasn't satisfied
(Well, what did you do?)
I had to run around
(Oh that’s just like you Pops, just like you)
That’s no Doctor Pugh, that’s my good man Friday

[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
(Hey Pops, why don’t you look up to Basin Street?)
Oh, she don’t work there no more
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 Satchmo, lay it on ‘em)
Shall I tell ‘em everything?
(Tell ‘em everything) okay Pops
Never mistreat your woman
Cause it's gonna bounce right back on you
That ain’t no stage joke either, daddy