yeah i m goin uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem if a taxi won t take me i ll catch a train i ll go underground i ll get there just the same cause i m goin uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem 125th street now here i come y all get ready for me cause i m comin for fun i m gonna eat me some chitlins and some black eyed peas some barbecued ribs and some collard greens i m gonna party for days in harlem leave the downtown ways for harlem cause i m goin uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem if a taxi won t take me i ll catch a train i ll go underground i il get there just the same i m gonna make it to the cape and the shadow bar i m goin up to town places and i m down to swap i m gonna make it to the playhouse and the red blues ter too i m gonna jack the truce and wear a suit i m going to have me a ball in harlem and that ain t all in harlem i m gonna eat some chitlins and some black eyed peas some barbecued ribs and some collard greens i said i m going uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem i m going uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem i m going uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem i m going uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem i m going uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem i m going uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem i m going uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem i m going uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem i m going uptown to harlem gonna let my hair down in harlem