Lyric Baby, Please Tell Me (1926)

Baby, what s on your mind?
Baby, baby what s on your mind?
You can t even speak, and you can t even eat, poor child.

I m heart-broken, and in trouble too.
I m heart-broken, lord I m in trouble too.
Lord, what more, can a poor broken-hearted man do.

Everybody come near and do this mess-a-round …
Ah, play it, Mr. Lonnie Johnson … Ah, you play it so good …
Mmmh, mmmh, mmmh … mmmh, Mr. Middle … [man s spoken words]

You think some people is happy, but I swear you don t know.
You think some people is happy, but I swear you don t know.
You don t know what s happening, after the door is closed.

Stand back if you want to hear it again …       [man s spoken words]