[1][2] "Don't Bring Lulu" was first published by Jerome H. Remick, based in Detroit and New York City, United States, in 1925.

The song lyrics include a reference to the traditional nursery rhyme and singing game for parties, "London Bridge Is Falling Down".

The sheet music is credited to Billy Rose, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson.

It was originally a novelty song and was often recorded by male singers in a comic style, including Billy Jones and Ernest Hare for example, with additional dialogue.

A praised recording was the 1960 single by Dorothy Provine, backed by Whisper Song.