Runnin' Wild
Composer(s): Joe Grey;
Leo Wood; Arthur Harrington-Gibbs
Performer(s): Duke Ellington;
and various other artists



My gal and I
We had a fight
And I`m all by myself
I guess she thinks
Now that she`s gone
I`ll lay right on the shelf
I`m gonna show her she`s all wrong
No lonesome stuff for mine
I won`t sit home
All alone
She`ll soon find out that I`m:

[chorus]:
Runnin` wild
Lost control
Runnin` wild
Mighty bold
Feelin` gay
Reckless too
Care free mind
All the time
Never blue
Always goin`
Don`t know where
Always showin`
I don`t care
Don`t love nobody
It`s not worthwhile
All alone
Runnin` wild

When I first met that gal of mine
It seemed just like a dream
But when she thought she had me right
She started actin` mean
Like Mary led her little lamb
She led me all the time
Until the worm had to turn
That`s the reason I`m

Runnin` wild
Lost control
Runnin` wild
Mighty bold
Feelin` gay
Reckless too
Care free mind
All the time
Never blue
Always goin`
Don`t know where
Always showin`
I don`t care
Don`t love nobody
It`s not worthwhile
All alone
Runnin` wild

No gal will ever make a fool of me
No gal!
I mean just what I say
I ain`t the simpleton I used to be
Wonder how I got that way
Once I was full of sentiment, it`s true
But now I got a cruel heart
With all that other foolishness I`m through
Gonna play the villain part

Runnin` wild
Lost control
Runnin` wild
Mighty bold
Feelin` gay
Reckless too
Care free mind
All the time
Never blue
Always goin`
Don`t know where
Always showin`
I don`t care
Don`t love nobody
It`s not worthwhile
All alone
Runnin` wild