Sophisticated Sissy

Joe Shamwell, David Porter, Isaac Hayes, Sir Mack Rice

[Verse 1]
Down at the corner, they got a discotheque, oh yeah
The chick's a-groovin'
Straight on the menace good set, oh yeah
When the band start's smokin'
They hop up on the floor, oh yeah
And do the hippest dance you ever saw, oh ho

[Hook]
They were doing the sissy (Yeah yeah)
Sophisticated sissy (Everybody)
Everybody's doing the sissy (Oh yeah)
Sophisticated Sissy (Yeah yeah)

[Verse 2]
Didn't know how to do it, when I first walked in, no no
Hadn't been to a dance, since I don't know when, uh uh
Five sweet girls got a hold of me, oh yeah
Showed me how the sissy's supposed to be
Oh yes they did

[Hook]
They were doing the sissy (Yeah)
Sophisticated sissy (Yeah yeah yeah)
Everybody's doing the sissy (Everybody's doin' it)
Sophisticated Sissy

[Verse 3]
Sophisticated sissy on the sidewalk
Sophisticated sissy in New York
Sophisticated sissy on the West Coast
Sophisticated sissy in Baltimore

[Hook]
They were doing the sissy (Oh oh)
Sophisticated sissy (Yeah yeah yeah)
Everybody's doing the sissy (In Baltimore)
Sophisticated Sissy (On the radio)

[Outro]
Everybody's doin' the sissy (In the corner store)
Sophisticated sissy (Oh how I know)

Trivia about the song Sophisticated Sissy by Rufus Thomas

On which albums was the song “Sophisticated Sissy” released by Rufus Thomas?
Rufus Thomas released the song on the albums “Funkiest Man Alive: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975” in 2003 and “The Very Best Of Rufus Thomas” in 2007.
Who composed the song “Sophisticated Sissy” by Rufus Thomas?
The song “Sophisticated Sissy” by Rufus Thomas was composed by Joe Shamwell, David Porter, Isaac Hayes, Sir Mack Rice.

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