BABY DON'T TELL ON ME
Count Basie (m) Lester Young (m) Jimmy Rushing (l)  1939

Jimmy Rushing w Count Basie & his Orch  
rec March 19th 1939 New York


If you catch me stealin', baby don't you tell on me,
If you catch me stealin', baby don't you tell on me,
I'll be stealin' back to my old-time used to be!

Thought I would write her, but I believe I'll telephone,
Thought I would write her, but I believe I'll telephone,
I ain't gonna do no better, tell my baby to hurry home!

Anybody ask you who was it sang this song,
Anybody ask you who was it sang this song,
Tell 'em little Jimmy Rushin', he's been here and gone!






(Transcribed by Peter Akers - May 2011)