Biography:
The Tammys were an American girl group made up of sisters Gretchen and Cathy Owens and their friend Linda Jones.
The girls first met Lou Christie in 1961 at a concert where he was performing in the band Lugee and The Lions. A year later Lou hit it big with his single "The Gypsy Cried" and he brought the girls in to sing backup for him. He also signed them to a contract with United Artists and they recorded three singles. Despite local airplay, the weepy "Take Back Your Ring"
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
E C#m
E C#m
Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!
E C#m
E C#m
Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!
[Verse 1]
E C#m E
Last night I dreamed I was on the Nile
C#m
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
E C#m F#m
Dancin' with you Egyptian style
B
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Verse 2]
E C#m E
I'm gonna make that dream come real
C#m
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
E C#m F#m
I'm gonna dance the way I feel
B
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Bridge]
A B
A B
I heard the drumbeats in my sleep (oh!)
A B
A B
And my heart started to beat (oh!)
A B
A B
I heard the drumbeats in my sleep (oh)
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B A B
I wanna dance! I wanna dance! I wanna dance! I wanna dance!
A B A B
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance
A B A B A B A B
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Verse 3]
E C#m E
Last night I dreamed I was on the Nile
C#m
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
E C#m F#m
Dancin' with you Egyptian style
B
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
E C#m
Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!
E C#m
E C#m
Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!
[Verse 1]
E C#m E
Last night I dreamed I was on the Nile
C#m
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
E C#m F#m
Dancin' with you Egyptian style
B
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Verse 2]
E C#m E
I'm gonna make that dream come real
C#m
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
E C#m F#m
I'm gonna dance the way I feel
B
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Bridge]
A B
A B
I heard the drumbeats in my sleep (oh!)
A B
A B
And my heart started to beat (oh!)
A B
A B
I heard the drumbeats in my sleep (oh)
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B A B
I wanna dance! I wanna dance! I wanna dance! I wanna dance!
A B A B
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance
A B A B A B A B
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Verse 3]
E C#m E
Last night I dreamed I was on the Nile
C#m
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
E C#m F#m
Dancin' with you Egyptian style
B
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
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