"Why Don't You Do Right?" (also known as "Why Don't You Do Right? (Get Me Some Money Too)" and originally known as "Weed Smoker's Dream") is a song written by Kansas Joe McCoy in 1941, made popular by Peggy Lee and Benny Goodman in 1942. It became a hit for both artists, reaching number four on the U.S. Billboard charts.
Cover version[]
Lana Del Rey performed a shortened version of the track in the style of fictional cartoon character Jessica Rabbit as part of the set list for her 2015 Endless Summer Tour on five select dates.
Lyrics[]
You had plenty money, 1922
You let other women make a fool of you
Why don't you do right, like some other men do?
Get out of here and get me some money, too
You're sittin' down and wonderin' what it's all about
You ain't got no money, they will put you out
Why don't you do right, like some other men do?
Get out of here and get me some money, too
If you had prepared twenty years ago
You wouldn't be a-wanderin' now from door to door
Why don't you do right, like some other men do?
Get out of here and get me some money, too
I fell for your jivin' and I took you in
Now all you got to offer me's a drink of gin
Why don't you do right, like some other men do?
Get out of here and get me some money, too
Why don't you do right, like some other men do?
Like some other men do