Correction Lyrics Medley: Harlem / Cold Baloney by Bill Withers

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---------------------------- Harlem ----------------------------
Summer night in Harlem
Man it's really hot
Well it's too hot to sleep
And I'm too cold to eat
I don't care if I die or not
Winter night in Harlem
Radiator won't get hot
Eh, the mean old landlord
He don't care if I
Freeze to death or not

Ah but, saturday night in Harlem
Oh now, everything's alright
Really swing and shake your pretty thing
Yeah, the party's out of sight
Sunday morning in Harlem
Everybody's all dressed up
Oh now, heathen folks
Getting home oh from the party
And the good folks just got up

Crooked delegation
Wants a big donation
Send some old jive preacher to the holy land
Lord honey, don't you give your money
To that lying cheating man
Oh now, saturday night in Harlem
Everything's alright
Huh now, shake your thing
And shing-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling
Ding ding now every party's out of sight
Sunday morning in Harlem
Everybody's all dressed up
Heathen folks comin' home uh huh from the party
And the church folks just got up

Crooked delegation
Wants a big fat donation
Send some old jive preacher to the holy land
Lord honey, don't you give your money
To that lying cheating man

---------------------------- Cold Baloney ----------------------------
Harlem, uh huh uh uh
Harlem, uh huh uh uh
Harlem, uh huh uh uh
Harlem, I want to to take you back to

Cold baloney
And I'm home all by myself
Just 5 years old
But I sure am cold
My mom's out cooking steak
For someone else
Sure am sleepy
But I'mma wait till mama come
Eh, the rich folks don't eat up all that good meat, uh huh
I believe she gonna' bring me some

I wanna take you back to
Harlem, uh huh uh uh
Harlem, uh huh uh uh
Harlem, uh huh uh uh

Cold baloney
Mayonnaise and bread
If it wasn't for cold baloney by now, don't y'all
Don't y'all know I would've been dead
I wanna take you back to
Harlem, uh huh uh uh
Harlem, oh oh oh

Poor mama
She sure is tired
She said "what you eatin' son?"
"I believe that baloney sandwich, oh, looks good
Would you please fix your mama one?"

I wanna take you back
Saturday night, night in Harlem
Everything, everything's alright
Shake your thing
And shing-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling
Yeah the party's out of sight

-------------------------- Shake'em on down --------------------------
We want to say good night but we wish you all would sing a little with us first
Show you what to sing

A little red light
Ya'll say "shake'em on down"
I say little green light
Ya'll say "shake'em on down"
I say a little red light
Ya'll say "shake'em on down"
We all say "must I holl'a"
"must I shake'em on down"

Come on, y'all

Hey, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
A little green light, oh
(Shake'em on down)
Huh, a little red light, nah nah nah
(Shake'em on down)
Hey now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

Come on, y'all, let me hear you

Hey, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
A little green light, oh
(Shake'em on down)
Huh, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

Hold it, hold it, hold it
Easy
Our bass player Melvin who I told you was very quiet
Now Melvin likes to shake'em on down, but
He can't stand too much noise
So so I can get along with Melvin the rest of the week
I wish ya'll would just do a little soft shake'em on down for Melvin
And you can tell when you've got it right, watch him
'Cause when it's right
He sings

Oh, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
A little green light, oh
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little red light, no no
(Shake'em on down)
Hey now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

Wait a minute
We didn't get it, look at him, this time

Oh, a little red light, lord lord
(Shake'em on down)
A little green light, oh
(Shake'em on down)
A little red light, no no
(Shake'em on down)
Now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

James like his loud!

Hey, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little green light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

One more for the [?]
Thank you [?]

A little red light
(Shake'em on down)
A little green light
(Shake'em on down)
A little red light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

Hold it
I'm always leaving folks, after I get them singing
I'd like to leave ya'll singing
How'bout the folks in the row here by the wall
Ya'll got the "red light" with me
Rest of ya'll got the "shake'em on down"
Come on y'all

A little red light
(Shake'em on down)
A little green light
(Shake'em on down)
A little red light
(Shake'em on down)
Must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

Hold it, y'all
Hold it
Now we realize this is New York
And ya'll are sophisticated, but
It's not "must I holler"
This is a showing of "shake'em on down"
It's "must I holl'a"
"Must I shake'em on down"
Come on ya'll
Come on ya'll

A little red light
(Shake'em on down)
A little green light
(Shake'em on down)
(A little red light)
Alright
(Shake'em on down)
Hey now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

Ya'll got it, come on, one more time

A little red light
(Shake'em on down)
(A little green light)
(Shake'em on down)
(A little red light)

´´One more time, we're gonna do this of course for Bill Withers´´
Can ya'll clap your hands a little bit
Clapped his hands and he's dancing
Neil Bogart, damn

Hey, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little green light, oh
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little red light, no no
(Shake'em on down)
Hey now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

One time for me!

Hey, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little green light, oh
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little red light, no no no
(Shake'em on down)
Hey now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

One more time

Hey, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little green light, oh no
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on down

Hey, a little red light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little green light
(Shake'em on down)
Hey, a little red light, oh no
(Shake'em on down)
Hey now, must I holl'a
Must I shake'em on

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