Why Can't You Behave ? (fall 1948) - Dinah Washington

Why can’t you behave?

Oh why can’t you behave?

After all the things you told me And those promises that you gave

Oh, why can’t you behave?

Why can’t you be good and do just as you should?

Won’t you turn that new leaf over

So your baby can be your slave?

Oh, why can’t you behave?

There’s a farm I know near my old home town

Where we two can go and try settling down

There I’ll care for you forever

'Cause you’re all in the world I crave

But baby, why can’t you behave?

I said,"I'll care for you forever"

'Cause you’re all in the world I crave

But why, why can’t you behave?

Baby I’m all confused