Listen to Uptown (Summer of Soul Soundtrack - Live at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival) by The Chambers Brothers

Uptown (Summer of Soul Soundtrack - Live at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival)

The Chambers Brothers

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Listen to Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [Live at the Harlem Cultural Festival, 1969] by Various Artists

ALBUMSummer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [Live at the Harlem Cultural Festival, 1969]Various Artists

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PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Chambers Brothers

The Chambers Brothers

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

B. Mabry

Composer

Lyrics

Welcome to the heart of Harlem, Soulsville, USA

This is Tony Lawrence and fifty thousand beautiful people here in Mount Morris Park

And we are asking you to join us in the Soul Music Festival

Now from Mississippi, ladies and gentleman

The Chambers Brothers

[Instrumental]

Hey, do it to it, uh

[Instrumental]

Sock it, sock it to me, yeah

Hey, you like it like that, yeah

Uh, 'cause that's where it's at, yeah

Hey, do it to it

I'm goin' uptown to Harlem

To let my hair down in Harlem

If a taxi won't take me, I'll catch a train

I'll go underground, I'll get there just the same

Because I'm goin' uptown to Harlem

I'm gon' let my hair down in Harlem

125th Street, now here I come

Get ready for me 'cause I'm comin' for fun

I'm gonna eat me some chitlins and some black-eyed peas

Some barbecued ribs and some collard greens

I'm gonna party for days in Harlem

I'll leave the downtown ways for Harlem

Because I'm goin' uptown to Harlem

To let my hair down in Harlem

If a taxi won't take me, I'll catch a train

Go underground, I'll get there just the same

I'm gonna take it to the Cape and the Shadow bar

I'm goin' up to town places and I'm down to swap

I'm gonna make it to the Playhouse and the red blues-ter too

I'm gonna step back, jack the truce and wear a suit

I'm gonna have me a ball in Harlem

And that ain't all in Harlem

'Cause I'm goin' uptown to Harlem

To let my hair down in Harlem

If a taxi won't take me, I'll catch a train

I'll go underground, I'll get there just the same

I'm gonna eat some chitlins and some black-eyed peas

Some barbecued ribs and some collard greens

I said I'm goin' uptown to Harlem

I'm gonna let my hair down in Harlem

I want everybody, everybody (Goin' uptown to Harlem)

We got to, got to, got to make it, yeah, yeah (Let my hair down in Harlem)

We got to go up to Harlem, and, and, yeah (Goin' uptown to Harlem)

We got to leave—, yeah (Gon' let my hair down in Harlem)

'Cause we've been partyin' for days, days (Goin' uptown to Harlem)

Come on and get yourself a— (Gon' let my hair down in Harlem)

Come on and meet me up at Harlem, yeah (Goin' uptown to Harlem)

Yeah (Gon' let my hair down in Harlem)

Hey, hey (Ayy)

[Instrumental]

Hey, sock it, sock it to me

Uh, you like it like that, yeah

Hey, that's where it's at, yeah

Hey, hey, man, we gotta get Brian somethin', yeah

Yeah, we gotta get him drummin' somethin', alright

Yeah, everybody, everybody gotta have some, alright?

You got it man, yeah

[Instrumental]

Hey, sock it, sock it to me

Hey, you like it like that, yeah

Oh, that's where it's at, yeah

Hey, one, one more time, yeah

Oh, yeah

Yeah, yeah, come on and meet me up at Harlem, yeah

Come on, come on and get yourself together, yeah

Yeah, and we can party for days, for days, yeah

We'll leave the downtown ways, yeah

Written by: B. Mabry

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