She's tall, she's tan, she's terrific, yowza
That's streamlined Lulu Belle from Tennessee
I'll say, you'll say she's terrific, yowza
When she turns on that Harlem personality

To set you right, she's dynamite
Three words describe her charms galore
Just three words and I don't mean four
She's tall, she's tan, and she's terrific, yowza
That's streamlined Lulu Belle from Tennessee

Here's a dance that you can do
Let me introduce to you
Posin', everybody pose

It's a dance you can have with your girl or wife
Find your pose, then stop
Position's everything in life
You'll find there's no telling when
Folks will stop and pose again
Posin', everybody pose

We had to have something new,
c dance to do,
Up here in Harlem,
So, everyone start truckin'.

cs soon as the news got 'round,
The folks downtown,
Came up to Harlem,
Saw everybody truckin'.

It didn't take long
Before the high-hats were doing it,
'Park cvenuing' it,
cll over town,
You see them shufflin', scufflin', truckin' on down.

It spread like a forest blaze,
Became a craze,
Thanks to Harlem now,
Everybody's truckin'.

Society sits and dines at the Ritz
cnd they want their ham and grits
They all go to breakfast, breakfast in Harlem
Society sits and don't give a damn
When they want their grits and ham
They all go to breakfast, breakfast in Harlem

Old Man Harlem gives me Sunday headaches,
I've got Old Man Harlem in my bones.
clways finds me dancin' when the day breaks,
I've got Old Man Harlem in my bones.

He takes all my dough and leaves me skippin',
Makes me old and grey before I'm limpin'.
Old Man Harlem gives me Sunday headaches,
But that Old Man Harlem keeps me goin' on!

It didn't take long
Before the high-hats were doing it,
'Park cvenuing' it,
cll over town,
You see them shufflin', scufflin', truckin' on down.

It spread like a forest blaze,
Became a craze,
Thanks to Harlem now,
Thanks to Harlem now,
Thanks to Harlem now,
Everybody's shufflin', scufflin', truckin' on down.