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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Coasters
Vocals
Abie Baker
Bass Guitar
Gary Chester
Drums
Mike Stoller
Piano
George Barnes
Guitar
Sonny Forriest
Guitar
King Curtis
Tenor Saxophone
Allan Hanlon
Guitar
Bobby Rosengarden
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
JERRY LEIBER
Songwriter
Mike Stoller
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
JERRY LEIBER
Producer
Mike Stoller
Producer
Lyrics
Step right up folks and see Little Egypt do famous dances of the pyramids!
She walks, she talks, she crawls on her belly like a reptile
Just one thing dime, one thing flip a dime
Step right up folks!
I went and bought myself a ticket
And I sat down in the very first row, whoa-whoa
They pulled the curtain but then when
They turned the spotlight way down low, whoa-whoa
Little Egypt came out strutting
Wearing nothing but a button and a bow, whoa-whoa
Singing, "Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah"
She had a ruby on her tummy
And a diamond big as Texas on her toe, whoa-whoa
She let her hair down
And he did the hoochie-koochie real slow, whoa-whoa
When she did her special number on a zebra skin
I thought she'd stop the show, whoa-whoa
Singing, "Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah!"
She did a triple somersault and when she hit the ground
She winked at the audience and then she turned around
She had a picture of a cowboy tattooed on her spine
Saying, "Phoenix, Arizona, 1949"
Yeah, but let me tell you people
Little Egypt doesn't dance there anymore, whoa-whoa
She's too busy mopping
And a-taking care of shopping at the store, whoa-whoa
'Cause we got seven kids
And all day long they crawl around the floor, whoa-whoa
Singing, "Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah!"
Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah!
Writer(s): Mike Stoller, Jerry Leiber
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