Ain't Misbehavin'

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For the 1955 movie of this title starring Mamie Van Doren, see: Ain't Misbehavin' (movie).

For the British television comedy series, see Ain't Misbehavin' (TV series).

For the album by the band UFO, see: Ain't Misbehavin' (UFO album).

Original Broadway Production
Ain't Misbehavin'
Production Poster
Music	Thomas "Fats" Waller and others
Lyrics	Thomas "Fats" Waller and others
Theatre	Longacre Theatre Plymouth Theatre Belasco Theatre
Opened	May 9, 1978
Closed	February 21, 1982
Producer(s)	The Shubert Organization Emanuel Azenberg Dasha Epstein Jane Gaynor Ron Dante
Director	Richard Malby, Jr.
Choreographer	Arthur Faria
Scenic designer	John Lee Beatty
Costume designer	Randy Barcelo
Lighting designer	Pat Collins
Originally starring	Nell Carter André De Shields Armelia McQueen Ken Page Charlayne Woodard Luther Henderson

"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a song by Harry Brooks with Fats Waller and lyricist Andy Razaf, dating from 1929. The singer is not cheating on a lover: "Ain't misbehavin', I'm savin' my love for you". Fats Waller recorded the definitive version, which he also performed in the 1943 film Stormy Weather. It has been recorded by countless other performers over the years, including Bill Haley & His Comets who recorded a rock and roll version in 1957.

This title was later used for a Broadway show (see below).

In 2004, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.

1 Musical Show
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[edit] Musical Show

Ain't Misbehavin is a musical revue with music by Thomas "Fats" Waller, lyrics by various writers and book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr.

[edit] Songs

"Intro-"
- "Ain't Misbehavin"
- "Lookin' Good But Feelin' Bad"
- "'T Ain't Nobody's Bizness"
"Honeysuckle Rose"
"Squeeze Me"
"Handful of Keys"
"I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling"
"How Ya Baby"
"Jitterbug Waltz"
"Ladies Who Sing With the Band"
"Yacht Club Swing"
"When the Nylons Bloom Again"
"Cash for Your Trash"
"Off-Time"
"The Joint Is Jumpin"'
"Entr'acte"
"Spreadin' Rhythm Around"
"Lounging at the Waldorf"
"The Viper's Drag"
"Mean to Me"
"Your Feet's Too Big"
"That Ain't Right"
"Keepin' Out of Mischief Now"
"Find Out What They Like"
"Fat and Greasy"
"Black and Blue"
"Finale-"
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"
- "Two Sleepy People"
- "I've Got my Fingers Crossed"
- "I Can't Give You Anything but Love"
- "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"