Why Don’t You Do Right?
Joe McCoy
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Why Don’t You Do Right? Lyrics
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 sittin’ there and wonderin’ 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 twenty years ago
You wouldn’t be a-wanderin’ 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
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Chords
In Why Don’t You Do Right? you get an even more prominent walking bass line than what you had in Angel Eyes.
To know all your chord shapes is now extremely important so the walking bass line can be improvised with chords added wherever you may be on the fret board.
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Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee was an American jazz and traditional pop singer, songwriter, and actress.
Her most famous performances include Black Coffee, Big Spender, Why Don’t You Do Right? and Fever.
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