<P> `` Do n't Get Around Much Anymore '' is a jazz standard with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell . The tune was originally called `` Never No Lament '' and was first recorded by Ellington in 1940 as a big - band instrumental . Russell 's lyrics and the new title were added in 1942 . </P>
<P> `` Do n't Get Around Much Anymore '' is a jazz standard with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell . The tune was originally called `` Never No Lament '' and was first recorded by Ellington in 1940 as a big - band instrumental . Russell 's lyrics and the new title were added in 1942 . </P>
who sings do n 't get around much anymore
who sings do n 't get around much anymore
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington