Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
Sweet Honey In The Rock & Aisha Kahlil & Bernice Johnson Reagon & & &
---------------------------- 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 --------------------------
[Audience conversation]
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"
[Audience conversation]
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
[Audience conversation]
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
[Audience conversation]
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
[Audience conversation]
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
[Audience conversation]
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
[Audience conversation]
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
[Audience conversation]
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
[Audience conversation]
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
[Audience conversation]
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)
[Clapping]
[Audience conversation]
[?]
´´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
[Audience conversation]
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
[Audience conversation]
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
Medley: Harlem / Cold Baloney was written by Bill Withers.
Medley: Harlem / Cold Baloney was produced by Booker T. Jones.
Bill Withers released Medley: Harlem / Cold Baloney on Sat Apr 21 1973.