An ebony jazz tune, 1922. words by Joe Grey and Leo Wood music by A. Harrington Gibbs
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Lyrics
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Runnin’ wild, lost control
Runnin’ wild, mighty bold
Feelin’ gay, reckless too
Care free mind all the time, never blue
Always going’ don’t know where
Always showing’, I don’t care
Don’t love nobody, it’s not worth while
All alone, runnin’ wild
Patter
No gal will ever make a fool of me
No gal! I mean just what I say
I ain’t the simpleton I used to be
Wonder how I got that way
Once I was full of sentiment, it’s true
But now I got a cruel heart
With all that other foolishness I’m through
Gonna play the villain part
Performance
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