MAMA GOES WHERE PAPA GOES - Free Jazz Leadsheet

“Mama Goes Where Papa Goes,” written by Louis Armstrong in the 1920s, is a light-hearted jazz tune that portrays the devotion of a wife following her husband. The song blends humor with the swinging spirit of early jazz.

It was first recorded by Armstrong and His Hot Five, featuring call-and-response vocal lines and syncopated instrumentation. Its structure allows for improvisation while retaining an infectious, danceable rhythm.