Bob James & Earl Klugh: "Harlem Shufle" (1967)

"Harlem Shuffle" is an R&B song written and originally recorded by the duo Bob & Earl in 1963.

It has been covered by Booker T and the MG's, John Fred and his Playboy Band in 1966 on their album, Vigon (1967), Johnny and Edgar Winter on the album Together (1976), the The Rolling Stones in 1986 on the album Dirty Work, and by the 5.6.7.8's in 2002 on their Teenage Mojo Workout album. Pete Townshend also performed the song with his short-lived band Deep End.

House of Pain later sampled the song's opening horn line in their breakthrough single "Jump Around".


- Lyrics:

You move it to the left then you go for yourself
You move it to the right if it takes all night
Now baby kinda slow with a whole lot of soul
Don't move it too last, you make it last
You know you scratch just like a monkey, yeah you do, real, yeah
You slide it to the limbo
Yeah, how low can you go?
Oh, come on baby, I don't want you to stumble now
You just grove it right here to the Harlem shuffle
Yeah, yeah, yeah, do the Harlem shuffle
Oh, do the Monkey Shine now
Yeah, yeah, yeah, do the Harlem shuffle

Hitch, hitch hike baby across the floor
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I can't stand it no more
Now come on baby, now get into your slide
We're gonna ride, ride, ride, little pony, ride, yeah
Shake, shake, shake, shake your tail feather baby
Shake, shake, shake, shake your tail feather baby, one more time
Shake, shake, shake