Cab Calloway

Harlem Hospitality

Cab Calloway


It's the one and only Lennox Avenue, 
That's the one and only place to travel to; 
Music in the air, 
Dancing everywhere, 
That's Harlem hospitality! 

When you hear a welcome to your song, 
You'll keep shoutin' hallelujah all night long; 
You never rest 
When you get the best 
Of Harlem hospitality! 

It's a waste of life until you hear a song and love it, 
You just, "Yeah, man!" 
It's a taste of life to shim-sham-shimmy with the "Black and Tan." 

You don't need to eat an apple every day, 
Hi-de-ho will keep the doctor far away, 
You can't get ill 
When you get the thrill 
Of Harlem hospitality!