"Get Out of Town" is a 1938 popular song with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It was written for the musical Leave It to Me! (1938), where Tamara Drasin introduced it. The song was published by Chappell & Co. and is considered a jazz and swing standard.
Early recordings followed soon after the show. Ginny Simms recorded it for Vocalion on 7 December 1938, and Frances Langford recorded it for Decca on 14 December 1938. Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra, with a vocal by Stanley Worth, made a popular record in 1939. Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, with a vocal by Mel Torme, recorded it for Musicraft on 25 June 1946. Later versions include those by Chris Connor (1956), Lena Horne (1958), Anita O'Day with Billy May (1959), Gerry Mulligan (1962), Julie London (1965), Rosemary Clooney (1982) and Dena DeRose (2007).
