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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Louis Armstrong
Trumpet
Will Johnson
Guitar
Paul Barbarin
Drums
Luis Russell
Piano
Pops Foster
Bass
Charlie Holmes
Alto Saxophone
Teddy Hill
Tenor Saxophone
Otis Johnson
Trumpet
Henry Allen
Trumpet
J.C. Higginbotham
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Byron Warner
Composer
Jacques Richmond
Composer
C. BAYHA
Composer
Lyrics
Bessie Couldn't Help It
Bessie Couldn't Help It
Bessie Couldn't Help It any more
Than you could or I could
Bessie Couldn't Help It though she tried to be good
Oh, so good
She was pretty as the heaven's above
Oh, boy but how she could love
Bessie had affection that was simply wonderful, terrible
But Bessie Couldn't Help It any more
Than you could or I could
When she smiled you were bound to fall, that's all
A boy kissed Bessie in the parlor one night
Why, oh, why did she yell with delight?
? Cause Bessie Couldn't Help It any more
Than you could or I could
Aww, dum pe dum, now people listen
Bessie Couldn't Help It any more
Than you could or I could
No, Bessie Couldn't Help It though she tried to be good
Oh, so good
She was pretty as the heavens above
And oh, boy how that girl could love
Bessie had affection that was simply wonderful
Bop, bop be de oww
Bessie Couldn't Help It any more
Than you could or I could
Now when she smiled you were bound to fall, that's all boy
Boy kissed Bessie in the street one night
My oh, my, how she yelled with delight
Bessie Couldn't Help It any more
Than you could or I could
Writer(s): Jack Richmond, Charles Bayha, Byron Warner
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