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Gotta get my old tuxedo pressed
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Gotta sew a button on my vest
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'Cause tonight I've gotta look my best
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Lulu's back in town
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Gotta get a half a buck somewhere
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Gotta shine my shoes and slick my hair
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Gotta get myself a boutonniere
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Lulu's back in town
Bridge
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You can tell all my pets
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All my Harlem coquettes
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Mister Otis regrets
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That he won't be around
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You can tell the mail man not to call
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I ain't comin' home until the fall
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And I might not get back home at all
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Lulu's back in town, Lulu's back in town