HOT LIPS
(Henry Busse / Henry Lange / Lou Davis)


Paul Whiteman & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1922
Marion Harris - 1922
Miss Patricola - 1922
The Cotton Pickers (Instr.) - 1922
Ted Lewis & His Band (Instr.) - 1922
The California Ramblers (Instr.) - 1922
Eddie Davis Orch. (Instr.) - 1922
Bill Brown & His Brownies (Instr.) - 1927
Henry Busse & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1933
Judy Randall (feat. in the short film "Starlit Days At The Lido") - 1935
Horace Heidt & His Brigadiers (vocal: King Sisters) - 1937
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli (Instr.) - 1937
Red Nichols & His Orch. (Instr.)  - 1939
Jan August (Instr.) - 1952
Spike Jones & His Country Cousins (vocal: Eddie Kirk) - 1952
Grady Martin & The Slew Foot Five (Instr.) - 1955

Also recorded by: 
Al Hirt; Harry James; Hoosier Hot Shots; Alvino Ray.



There's a boy that's in our band
And how he blows that horn
Finest since you're born
When he starts, you're gone

They all call him 'Hot Lips'
Boy, he blows real red hot notes
And everybody on the floor just floats
That's what they say 

He's got hot lips when he plays Jazz
He draws out steps like no one has
You're on your toes and shake your shoes
Boy, how he goes when he plays Blues

I watch that crowd until he's through
He can be proud, they're 'cuckoo' too
His music's rare, you must declare 
That boy is there, with two hot lips

Went to hear him play last night
And what a crowd was there
Came from everywhere
They filled every chair

When he started in his heat
They all were in a spell
But as he played, the people swayed
And then began to yell

He's got hot lips, I'm here to say
There's not a tune that he can't play
A ???? so rare floats on the air
But he don't care, there's lots to spare

No other man can play like him
You're gone for sure when he starts in
You'll soon declare that boy is rare
And that he's there with two hot lips



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2017)