“Why Don’t You Do Right?” was originally written by Kansas Joe McCoy in 1936 under the name “Weed Smoker’s Dream”. The song’s composition and lyrics were later edited by McCoy and recorded by Lil Green in 1941. Peggy Lee frequently played Green’s record in her dressing room, inspiring a conversation...
You had plenty money 1922
You let other women make a fool of you
Why don't you do right, like some other men do?
Get out of here and get me some money too?
You're sitting there wondering what it's all about
You ain't got no money, they will put you out
Why don't you do right, like some other men do?
Get out of here and get me some money too?
If you had prepared 20 years ago
You wouldn't be a-wanderin' out from door to door
Why don't you do right, like some other men do?
Get out of here and get me some money too
I fell for your jivin' and I took you in
Now all you got to offer me's a drink of gin
Why don't you do right, like some other men do?
Get out of here and get me some money too
Why don't you do right, like some other men do?
Like some other men do
Why Don’t You Do Right? was written by Kansas Joe McCoy.
Why Don’t You Do Right? was produced by Lee Gillette.
Peggy Lee released Why Don’t You Do Right? on Fri Mar 19 1948.