Don't Bring Lulu

Lyrics by: Lew Brown
Lyrics by: Billy Rose
Music by: Ray Henderson
Originally made famous by: Van and Schenk

"Your presence is requested,"
wrote little Johnny White,
"But with this invitation, there
is a stipulation,
When you attend this party, 
you'll be treated right, but
There's a wild and wooly woman 
you boys can't invite, now.

Chorus:

You can bring Pearl, she's a 
darn nice girl, but don't bring Lulu.
You can bring Rose with the 
turned up nose, but don't bring Lulu.
Lulu always wants to do, what we 
boys don't want her to,
When she struts her stuff 
around, London bridge is falling down,
You can bring cake or 
Porterhouse steak, but don't bring Lulu.
Lulu gets blue and she goes 
cuckoo like the clock on the shelf,
She's the kind of smartie who 
breaks up every party,
Hullabaloo loo, don't bring 
Lulu, I'll bring her myself.

We all went to the party, real 
hi-toned affair,
Then along came Lulu, wild as 
any Zulu,
She started into Charleston, and 
how the boys did stare, but
When she did the hula-hula, then 
she got the air, now.

Chorus:

You can bring Pearl, she's a 
darn nice girl, but don't bring Lulu.
You can bring Rose with the 
turned up nose, but don't bring Lulu.
Lulu always wants to do, what we 
boys don't want her to,
When she struts her stuff 
around, London bridge is falling down,
You can bring cake or 
Porterhouse steak, but don't bring Lulu.
Lulu gets blue and she goes 
cuckoo like the clock on the shelf,
She's the kind of smartie who 
breaks up every party,
Hullabaloo loo, don't bring 
Lulu, I'll bring her myself.