CONCENTRATIN' (ON YOU)
Words, Andy Razaf; music, Thomas "Fats" Waller, ©1931.

I. As sung by (a) Connie Boswell/The Boswell Sisters, 1931; (b) Mildred Bailey, 1931.

VERSE:
Seems that I'm goin' cuckoo,
Dizzy as I can be.
Since the day we met,
I've been all upset.
Something's happened to me.
All I've got, I find,
Is a one-track mind.

CHORUS:
I put my shoe on my head,
My hat on my feet,
Forgetful the whole day through.
I can't think of
Nothin' but love,
Concentratin' on you.

I put my clothes on the bed,
Sleep on the seat.
I can't figure two and two.
Got crazy ways.
I'm in a daze,
Concentratin' on you.

I had a perfect memory
Until you came along.
Now since your spell is over me,
My brain seems all wrong.

Sometimes I stand in my flat,
Don't know where I'm at.
I pay bills before they're due.
Got you to thank.
My mind's a blank,
Concentratin' on you.

II. As sung by Blanche Calloway, 1931:

[She sings the verse as above, then the following chorus, then the chorus as above.]

CHORUS:
At times I'm out o' my head.
I act indiscreet,
Forgetful the whole day through.
I can't think of
Nothin' but love,
Concentratin' on you.

At home I have my own bed,
Sleep in the street.
I can't figure two and two.
Oh, how I rave.
I'm nearin' my grave,
Concentratin' on you.

I had a perfect memory
Until you came to town.
Now since your spell is over me,
Boy, I'm bughouse bound.

Sometimes I wander at night(?),
Don't know where I'm at.
I poop-oop-a-doop-a-doop too.
In course o' time,
I lose my mind,
Concentratin' on you.


I don't think "I wander at night" is correct, but it's the best I can do--this is my own transcription from the audio.
Other early recordings were made by:
California Ramblers, 1931
Ed Kirkeby and His Orchestra, 1931