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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint
Electric Piano
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
Background Vocals
Etta James
Etta James
Background Vocals
Jessie Mae Smith
Jessie Mae Smith
Background Vocals
Julia Tillman
Julia Tillman
Background Vocals
Maxine Willard
Maxine Willard
Background Vocals
Rosemary Butler
Rosemary Butler
Background Vocals
Vanetta Fields
Vanetta Fields
Background Vocals
Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey
Bass
Robert Popwell
Robert Popwell
Bass
Jeff Porcaro
Jeff Porcaro
Drums
Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa
Paulinho Da Costa
Percussion
Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
Percussion
Richard Tee
Richard Tee
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Wexler
Jerry Wexler
Producer

Lyrics

Night people, hanging out
Looking at each other Waiting for something to happen
Night people, hanging out
Looking at each other
Waiting for soemthing to happen
While the day world is sleeping
Night people are creeping, hanging out
Looking at each other
When the day world stops moving
Night people start grooving, hanging out
Looking at each other
When the day bees stop buzzing
Night people start coming, hanging out
Waiting for something to happen
Night people , hanging out
Looking at each other
Waiting for something to happen
You don't get one thing
Without the other
We got to keep the world alive
If everybody went to sleep
At the same time
How'd we keep the world alive
In a word we got the night people
Night people, hanging out
Looking at each other
Waiting for something to happen
Got to see who is with you
Who is with me, who is with who, we're hanging out
Looking at each other
Got to see whatcha wearing, whatcha got
Whatcha sharing , hanging out
Waiting for something to happen
As the day world goes by
Night people doing fine, hanging out
Looking at each other
When the day world starts humping
Night people start pumping, hanging out
Waiting for something to happen
Night people hanging out
Looking at each other
Waiting for soemthing to happen
Night people, hanging out
Looking at each other
Waiting for something to happen
Night people grooving , hanging out
Night people grooving
Night people grooving
Night people grooving
Night people grooving
Night people grooving
Written by: Allen Toussaint

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