Double Bass Baby, I've Got News For You

[Don Higdon]

A hip blues that Woody Herman sang.
I know two verses; does anyone know if there are more?

You said before I met you,
your life was rather tame,
I took you to a nightclub, and the
whole band knew your name.
Ooo Ooo, Baby, I've got news for you,
Your story don't ring true, and baby, I've got news for you.

You wore a diamond bracelet,
"A gift from Uncle Joe".
I looked at the inscription, it said
"Love from Daddy-oh."
Ooo Ooo, etc.

Anyone old enough to remember? (I'm old enough to regard Paul Wall Button as a bright younger player.)
Any additions gratefully received.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Buddy Guy does several versions of this song. It's one of his live standards. It's titled just "I've got news for you".

Searching on the web...
written by: R. Alfred (???)

I guess Ray Charles did one too.

http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/ray_charles/ive_got_news_for_you.html

 

[Don Higdon]

Did 'e do right:
Thank you, thank you. It's for an important gig in October which I'll tell about, if I play well.

 

[mpm]

Edgar Winter and/or Johnny Winter did a great version oh it too.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

I guess it was Roy Alfred who wrote it. Seems like Ray Charles did the first recording and since then has become a Chicago Blues standard. I've heard it done a bunch of times by other people too.

 

[Don Higdon]

I still like the way the Herd did it.
Any more lyrics out there?

 

[Huy Nguyen]

FWIW Donosaurus, I looked and looked and looked and it looks like those are the lyrics. I seen some other sites, but the lyrics were the same.

 

[Don Higdon]

I suspect you're right. Thanks for your help.