| In Harlem there’s a little place where everyone goes
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| To see the way a washerwoman washes her clothes
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| If you like boogie woogie rhythm, she’s got a beat
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| Let the boogie woogie washerwoman give you a treat!
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| On every afternoon at one the sessions begin
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| And all the boys from all the bands come down and sit in
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| They sit around and knock each other out when they play
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| While the boogie woogie washerwoman washes all day
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| Rubbley-ub-dub, that’s just the way she rubs
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| Rubbley-ub-dub, that’s just the way she scrubs
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| Rubbley-ub-dub, she wears out all her dubs
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| She rubs and rubs her knuckles right down to the nubs!
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| Rubbley-ub-dub, that’s how she kicks it off
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| Rubbley-ub-dub, she keeps it nice and soft
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| Rubbley-ub-dub, till someone hollers on
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| «Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!»
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| You really ought to visit there if you’ve never been
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| It doesn’t cost a penny, just come down and walk in
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| If you like boogie woogie rhythm, you’ll get a treat
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| Let the boogie woogie washerwoman give you the beat!
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| Rub rub rub rub, a-rubbin' all day
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| She’s a-scrubbin' a boogie woogir rhythm all day!
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| Scrub, rub, a-washin' all day
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| Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!
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| Scrub me mama, scrub me clean
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| And let me dream till (scat)
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| Rubbley-ub-dub, that’s the way she scrubs
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| Rubs rubs rubs, rubbib' along
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| Singin' a baloogie woogie song
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| Toot-toot-toot-doodley-ah-dah!
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| That’s how she kicks it off
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| Ti-diddley-ah-hah!
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| She keeps it nice and soft
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| Ti-diddley-ah-hah!
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| To someone, all is all
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| Scrub me mama with a boogie beat! |