Little Egypt


Little Egypt:The Coasters. #23 on Rock charts & #16 on R&B in 1961. #1. D I went and bought myself a ticket and D7 D I sat down in the very first row, whoa whoa. G They pulled the curtain and then when G7 G they turned the spotlight way down low, whoa, whoa. A Little Egypt came out strutting, wearing nothing but a A7 A button and a bow, whoa, whoa. G D Singing, Ying yang, Ying Yang..Ying yang, Ying yang... #2. D She had a ruby on her tummy and a diamond big D7 D as Texas on her toe, whoa, whoa. G She let her hair down and she did the hoochie-koochie G7 G real slow, whoa, whoa. A When she did her special number on a Zebra skin, A7 A I thought she'd stop the show, whoa, whoa. G D Singing, Ying yang, ying yang..ying yang, ying, yang.. CHORUS: D Eb She did a triple somersault and when she hit the ground, E F she winked at the audience and then she turned around. F# G She had a picture of a cowboy tattooed on her spine, Ab it said, Phoenix, Arizona, nineteen forty-nine. #3. D Yeah, but, let me tell you people, Little Egypt doesn't D7 D dance there anymore, whoa, whoa. G She's too busy mopping and taking care of shopping G7 G at the store, whoa, whoa. A Cause we got seven kids and all day long they A7 A crawl around the floor, whoa, whoa. G D Singing, Ying yang..ying yang..ying yang..ying yang(x2)(fade) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.