Transcribed from Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra,
with vocals by Sy Oliver, recorded January 6, 1938.
From Jimmie
Lunceford and His Orchestra, 1937 - 1939, Chronological Classics 520.
I'm laughin' up my sleeve,
Oh, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Babe, you're the gal that said
good-bye,
Thought that I would sit and cry,
Ha-ha-ha, I'm laughin' up my sleeve!
I'm laughin' up my sleeve,
Oh, ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!
You thought I'd tear out all my
hair;
Did I worry, did I care?
Ha-ha-ha, I'm laughin' up my sleeve!
To tell the truth, I missed you
so,
That I was gonna phone,
But you came back before I called,
And that's what tickled my funny
bone!
I'm laughin' up my sleeve, baby!
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
I'm glad it turned out all okay,
But if you'd waited one more day,
Ha-ha-ha, you'd have the laugh
on me!
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