Ain’t Misbehaving
| PROFILE | |
| Composer | Fats Waller, Harry Brooks |
| Lyricist | Andy Razaf |
| Year Written | 1929 |
| About Ain’t Misbehaving | |
| Fats Waller introduced “Ain’t Misbehaving” in the 1929 musical revue Hot Chocolates, staged at Connie’s Inn in Harlem. Andy Razaf, the lyricist, says that Waller wrote the entire song in just 45 minutes. It has become one of Waller’s most well-known songs, perhaps due to the wildly successful Broadway musical revue Ain’t Misbehaving, which opened in 1978. | |
Lyrics
No one to talk with
All by myself
No one to walk with
But I’m happy on the shelf
Ain’t misbehavin’
I’m savin’ my love for you
I know for certain
The one I love
I’m through with flirtin’
It’s just you I’m thinkin’ of
Ain’t misbehavin’
I’m savin’ my love for you
Like Jack Horner
In the corner
Don’t go nowhere
What do I care?
Your kisses are worth waitin’ for
Believe me
I don’t stay out late
Don’t care to go
I’m home about eight
Just me and my radio
Ain’t misbehavin’
Savin’ my love for you
Like Jack Horner
In the corner
Don’t go nowhere
What do I care?
Your kisses are worth waitin’ for
Believe me
Session / Album Information
1964-1
“Ain’t Misbehaving” was recorded on March 26, 1964 and released in 1964 on the album When Lights Are Low. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.
This recording released on:
- 1964: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8975 — When Lights Are Low
- 1964: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 2175 — When Lights Are Low
- 1990: CBS/Sony CD: CSCS-5242 — When Lights Are Low [Japan]
- 2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 69699 85807 2 — When Lights Are Low
- 2007: Sony Music CD: 715320 — Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1
- 2011: Disc #29 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK28) When Lights Are Low
1964-2
“Ain’t Misbehaving” was recorded on April 8, 1964 and released in 2011 on Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On, as part of the 2011 Complete Collection. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.
This recording released on:
- 2011: Disc #74 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK72) Tony Bennett Live at the Sahara: From This Moment On