The Tammys

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Egyptian Shumba

Lou Christie, Twyla Herbert

Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!
Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!
Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!

Last night I dreamed I was on the Nile
(Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
Dancin' with you Egyptian style
(Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
Way down in Egypt land
The mummies took our hand

Oh! Ah! Oh! Ah!
Egyptian Shumba!
Eek eek! Ow ow!
Egyptian Shumba!

I'm gonna make that dream come real
(Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
I'm gonna dance the way I feel
(Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
Way down in Egypt land
The mummies took our hand

Oh! Ah! Oh! Ah!
Egyptian Shumba!
Eek eek! Ow ow!
Egyptian Shumba!

I heard the drumbeats in my sleep, oh!
And my heart started to beat, oh!
I heard the drumbeats in my sleep, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I wanna dance! Ah!
I wanna dance! Ah!
I wanna dance! Ah!
I wanna dance! Ah!
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance

Ah! Ah! Ah!
Egyptian Shumba!
Eek eek! Ow ow!
Egyptian Shumba!

Last night I dreamed I was on the Nile
(Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
Dancin' with you Egyptian style
(Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
Way down in Egypt land
The mummies took our hand

Ah! Ah! Ah!
Egyptian Shumba!
Eek eek! Ow ow!
Egyptian Shumba!
Eek eek! Ow ow!
Egyptian Shumba!
Eek eek! Ow ow!
Egyptian Shumba

Trivia about the song Egyptian Shumba by The Tammys

On which albums was the song “Egyptian Shumba” released by The Tammys?
The Tammys released the song on the albums “Egyptian Shumba: The Singles and Rare Recordings 1962-1964” in 2001 and “Complete Recordings” in 2020.
Who composed the song “Egyptian Shumba” by The Tammys?
The song “Egyptian Shumba” by The Tammys was composed by Lou Christie, Twyla Herbert.

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