"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" is a 1941 popular song composed by
Duke Ellington, with lyrics by
Lee Gaines. The song has been recorded numerous times by a number of artists in the years since, having become a
jazz standard.[1] Hit recordings have been by
Paul Weston & His Orchestra (vocal by
Matt Dennis) (reached No. 21 in the Billboard charts in 1947) and by
The Four Aces (No. 20 in 1952).[2]
Other notable recordings
Louis Armstrong – originally recorded with Duke Ellington in 1961 for an album called The Great Reunion and later included in the compilation CD The Great Summit (2001)