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When I Take My Vacation in Harlem

by Tampa Red

on Tampa Red Vol. 7 1935-1936 (1993)

When I take my vacation in Harlem
What a hell of a time it will be
With the rhythm of that Harlem hi-de-hi-de
And the gal that I know care for me
To the jazz of old Duke and old Calloway
We can love, kiss, and dance till the break of day
I don't care if it's sleeting, snowing, or raining
We'll be ready when that Harlem fun begins
When old Duke sits down to the old piano
And old Cab shakes his wicked hi-de-ho
I'll be there with an arm full of heaven
When I take my vacation in Harlem

When I take my vacation in Harlem
What a hell of a time it will be
With the rhythm of that Harlem hi-de-hi-de
And the gal that I know care for me
To the jazz of old Duke and old Calloway
We can love, kiss, and dance till the break of day
I don't care if it's sleeting, snowing, or raining
We'll be ready when that Harlem fun begins
When old Duke sits down to the old piano
And old Cab shakes his wicked hi-de-ho
I'll be there with an arm full of heaven
When I take my vacation in Harlem