Gotta get my old tux--edo pressed, gotta sew a button on my vest,

'cause tonight I've gotta look my best, Lulu's back in town...

Gotta get a half a buck somewhere, gotta shine my shoes and slick my hair,

gotta get my--self a boutonniere, Lulu's back in town.

You can tell all my pets, all my Harlem coquettes,

Mister O--tis regrets, that he won't be aroun'...

You can tell the mailman not to call, I ain't comin' home until the fall

and I might not get back home at all... Lulu's back in town.