The Man from Harlem (Remastered 2014) - Cab Calloway
It was up at Mike＇s the other night
There was really quite a sight
Gather round folks
While I give you all the lowdown
Tables were filled
With gaudy frails
Chewing on their fingernails;
They were waiting
For the man from Harlem
Drinks were
Served six bits a throw
Things were moving kind of slow
Everybody's
Nerves were getting jumpy
All at once the room was still
Men forgot all about their bill
Who should enter but the man from Harlem
Everybody rolled their eyes
Women starting heaving sighs
Someone hollered"Music lights and gin"
Everybody cleared a space
They had big
Broad smiles on every face
How they all
Loved to see the man from Harlem
When he started in to step
He filled everyone with plenty pep
He twitched and squirmed;
It just was a dirty shame
Everyone was in a daze
Women watched him with amaze
Each one said she'd
Have the man from Harlem
He looked over in the corner
And saw a couple of frails
And they sure did look kinda low
Another cat walked up
And said to the man from Harlem
"Go over there
And see what's the matter with them girls"
And they said"I'm kinda low"
And he said"I've got just what you need:
Come on sisters
Light up on these weeds and
Get high and forget about everything"
