I gotta get my old tuxedo pressed, gotta sew a button on my vest,
Tonight I've gotta look my very best, Lulu's back in town.
I gotta get a half a buck somewhere, gotta shine my shoes and slick my hair,
Get myself over there, Lulu's back in town.
You can tell all my pets, my Harlem coquettes,
Mister Otis regrets, he ain't gonna be around
You can tell the mailman not to call, I ain't gettin' home until the fall
And then I might not get back home at all... Lulu's back in town.
I gotta get my old tuxedo pressed, gotta sew a button on my vest,
Tonight I gotta look my very best now, Lulu's back in town.
I gotta get a half a buck somewhere, gotta shine my shoes and slick my hair,
Get myself over there, Lulu's back in town.
You can tell all my pets, my Harlem coquettes,
Mister Otis regrets, he ain't gonna be around
You can tell the mailman not to call, I ain't gettin' home until the fall
And then I might not get home at all... Lulu, Lulu,
Oh, Lulu's back in town.