Biography:
The Coasters were formed in Los Angeles, California in 1955 by Carl Gardner (tenor) and Bobby Nunn (bass) after the split of doo wop group The Robins.
Their collaboration with legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller gave them a unique sound that was very humorous most of the time. Their first huge hit came with "Young Blood" and "Searchin'." They also had success with hits such as "Yakety Yak," "Charlie Brown," and "Little Egypt."
Gardner was still touring with The Coasters as late as 2005
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Other songs:
- Yakety Yak
- Along Came Jones
- Charlie Brown
- Down Home Girl
- Down In Mexico
- Idol With The Golden Head
- Im A Hog For You Baby
- Little Egypt
- One Kiss Led To Another
- Poison Ivy
- Run Red Run
- Searchin
- Smokey Joes Cafe
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Taint Nothin To Me
- That Is Rock And Roll
- The Climb
- Three Cool Cats
- Wait A Minute
- Wake Me Shake Me
- What About Us
- Young Blood
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Little Egypt:The Coasters.
#23 on Rock charts & #16 on R&B
in 1961.
#1.
D
I went and bought myself a ticket and
D7 D
I sat down in the very first row, whoa whoa.
G
They pulled the curtain and then when
G7 G
they turned the spotlight way down low, whoa, whoa.
A
Little Egypt came out strutting, wearing nothing but a
A7 A
button and a bow, whoa, whoa.
G D
Singing, Ying yang, Ying Yang..Ying yang, Ying yang...
#2.
D
She had a ruby on her tummy and a diamond big
D7 D
as Texas on her toe, whoa, whoa.
G
She let her hair down and she did the hoochie-koochie
G7 G
real slow, whoa, whoa.
A
When she did her special number on a Zebra skin,
A7 A
I thought she'd stop the show, whoa, whoa.
G D
Singing, Ying yang, ying yang..ying yang, ying, yang..
CHORUS:
D D#
She did a triple somersault and when she hit the ground,
E F
she winked at the audience and then she turned around.
F# G
She had a picture of a cowboy tattooed on her spine,
G#
it said, Phoenix, Arizona, nineteen forty-nine.
#3.
D
Yeah, but, let me tell you people, Little Egypt doesn't
D7 D
dance there anymore, whoa, whoa.
G
She's too busy mopping and taking care of shopping
G7 G
at the store, whoa, whoa.
A
Cause we got seven kids and all day long they
A7 A
crawl around the floor, whoa, whoa.
G D
Singing, Ying yang..ying yang..ying yang..ying yang(x2)(fade)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#23 on Rock charts & #16 on R&B
in 1961.
#1.
D
I went and bought myself a ticket and
D7 D
I sat down in the very first row, whoa whoa.
G
They pulled the curtain and then when
G7 G
they turned the spotlight way down low, whoa, whoa.
A
Little Egypt came out strutting, wearing nothing but a
A7 A
button and a bow, whoa, whoa.
G D
Singing, Ying yang, Ying Yang..Ying yang, Ying yang...
#2.
D
She had a ruby on her tummy and a diamond big
D7 D
as Texas on her toe, whoa, whoa.
G
She let her hair down and she did the hoochie-koochie
G7 G
real slow, whoa, whoa.
A
When she did her special number on a Zebra skin,
A7 A
I thought she'd stop the show, whoa, whoa.
G D
Singing, Ying yang, ying yang..ying yang, ying, yang..
CHORUS:
D D#
She did a triple somersault and when she hit the ground,
E F
she winked at the audience and then she turned around.
F# G
She had a picture of a cowboy tattooed on her spine,
G#
it said, Phoenix, Arizona, nineteen forty-nine.
#3.
D
Yeah, but, let me tell you people, Little Egypt doesn't
D7 D
dance there anymore, whoa, whoa.
G
She's too busy mopping and taking care of shopping
G7 G
at the store, whoa, whoa.
A
Cause we got seven kids and all day long they
A7 A
crawl around the floor, whoa, whoa.
G D
Singing, Ying yang..ying yang..ying yang..ying yang(x2)(fade)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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