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Little Egypt:The Coasters.
#23 on Rock charts & #16 on R&B
in 1961.
#1.
DI went and bought myself a ticket and
I sat down in the very first D7row, whoa Dwhoa.
GThey pulled the curtain and then when
they turned the spotlight way down G7low, whoa, Gwhoa.
Little AEgypt came out strutting, wearing nothing but a
button and a A7bow, whoa, Awhoa.
Singing,  GYing yang, Ying Yang..DYing yang, Ying yang...
#2.
DShe had a ruby on her tummy and a diamond big 
as Texas on her D7toe, whoa, Dwhoa.
GShe let her hair down and she did the hoochie-koochie 
real G7slow, whoa, Gwhoa.
AWhen she did her special number on a Zebra skin,
I thought she'd stop the A7show, whoa, Awhoa.
Singing, GYing yang, ying yang..Dying yang, ying, yang..
CHORUS:
DShe did a triple somersault and D#when she hit the ground,
she Ewinked at the audience and Fthen she turned around.
She had a F#picture of a cowboy Gtattooed on her spine,
it said, G#Phoenix, Arizona, nineteen forty-nine.
#3. 
Yeah, but, Dlet me tell you people, Little Egypt doesn't
dance there anyD7more, whoa, Dwhoa.
GShe's too busy mopping and taking care of shopping 
at the G7store, whoa, Gwhoa.
ACause we got seven kids and all day long they
crawl around the A7floor, whoa, Awhoa.
Singing, GYing yang..ying yang..Dying yang..ying yang(x2)(fade)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Little Egypt

by The Coasters

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Little Egypt:The Coasters.

#23 on Rock charts & #16 on R&B

in 1961.

#1.

I went and bought myself a ticket and

D7 D

I sat down in the very first row, whoa whoa.

They pulled the curtain and then when

G7 G

they turned the spotlight way down low, whoa, whoa.

Little Egypt came out strutting, wearing nothing but a

A7 A

button and a bow, whoa, whoa.

G D

Singing, Ying yang, Ying Yang..Ying yang, Ying yang...

#2.

She had a ruby on her tummy and a diamond big

D7 D

as Texas on her toe, whoa, whoa.

She let her hair down and she did the hoochie-koochie

G7 G

real slow, whoa, whoa.

When she did her special number on a Zebra skin,

A7 A

I thought she'd stop the show, whoa, whoa.

G D

Singing, Ying yang, ying yang..ying yang, ying, yang..

CHORUS:

D D#

She did a triple somersault and when she hit the ground,

E F

she winked at the audience and then she turned around.

F# G

She had a picture of a cowboy tattooed on her spine,

it said, Phoenix, Arizona, nineteen forty-nine.

#3.

Yeah, but, let me tell you people, Little Egypt doesn't

D7 D

dance there anymore, whoa, whoa.

She's too busy mopping and taking care of shopping

G7 G

at the store, whoa, whoa.

Cause we got seven kids and all day long they

A7 A

crawl around the floor, whoa, whoa.

G D

Singing, Ying yang..ying yang..ying yang..ying yang(x2)(fade)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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