BABY GET LOST
Leonard Feather


Dinah Washington w Teddy Stewart & his Orch   
rec 1949


also-
Billie Holiday w Buster Harding & his Orch '49
Donna Hightower
Nancy Harrow




Well good mornin' baby, mmmm welcome back to town,
Well good mornin' baby, welcome back to town,
You're doin' so much travellin', never know when you'll be 'round.


Yes, you're a fine mellow fella, but you're stubborn as a mule,
You love me like an angel but you treat me like a fool!
Faithless daddy, don't hand me no double cross,
'Cause any time I'm ready, I can tell you, "Baby, get lost!".


Well, you're cheating on the outside, doing anything you choose,
Better come back on the inside, 'cause you've got too much to lose.
Don't want no trouble, I've got to be the boss,
Mmmm and if you can't play it my way, well now baby, get lost!


I'd try and stop your cheatin' but I just don't have the time,
I've got so many men that they're all standing in line!
Old papa, you'll have to come across,
'Cause any time I'm ready, I can tell you, "Baby, get lost!".












(Contributed by Peter Akers - September 2008)