RHUMBOOGIE
(Hughie Prince / Don Raye)

The Andrews Sisters

Also recorded by :
Bunny Berigan; Will Bradley; Connie Haines; 
Woody Herman; Gene Krupa; Bob Zurke.


All Harlem's got a brand new rhythm
And it's burning up the dance floors 
Because it's so hot. 
They took a little rhumba rhythm, 
And they added boogie-woogie, 
And-a look what they've got: 

Rhumboogie.
Rhumboogie-woogie.
It's Harlem's new creation 
With a Cuban syncopation - 
It's a killer. 

Rhumboogie.
Rhumboogie-woogie.
The native rhythm haunts you, 
It's barbaric and it taunts you - 
It's a killer. 

Just plant your both feet on each side,
Let both your hips and shoulders glide,
Then throw your body back and ride.
There's nothing like... 

Rhumboogie.
Rhumboogie-woogie. 
In Harlem or Havana 
You can kiss the old Savanna
It's a killer.

Oh, beat me daddy, eight-to-the-bar.

Rhumboogie.
Rhumboogie-woo-oogie. 
It's Harlem's new creation 
With a Cuban syncopation - 
It's a killer. 

Rhumboogie.
Rhu-umboogie-woo-oogie. 
The native rhythm haunts you, 
It's barbaric and it taunts you - 
It's a killer. 

Just plant you toes and both feet on the side,
Let both your hips and shoulders glide,
Then throw your body back and ride. 
Think a little of 
The rhumba
The boogie
The woogie
Then put them
Both all together
You have rhumboogie... 

Then all together sing rhumboogie.
Rhumboogie-woogie.
Rhumboogie. 
In Harlem or Havana 
It'll kiss the old Savanna - 
It's a killer. 
It's a killer this rhumboogie. 

Rhumboogie.
Rhumboogie.
Rhumboogie-woogie-woogie-woogie-woogie. 
Do-do-do-do-diddleyada-do-diddleyada-do-do-dee. 
There's nothing like rhumboogie!


(Contributed by RumandCocaCola44 - March 2005)