Tarzan of Harlem

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Cab Calloway & His Orchestra

Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years.Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the most popular dance bands in the United States from the early 1930s to the late 1940s. His band included trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Jonah Jones, and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, guitarist Danny Barker, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Cozy Cole.Calloway had several hit records in the 1930s and 1940s, becoming known as the "… more »

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1991

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All Harlem's in a rage
And not from blow and gates
They've got a new type menace up there

He just blew into town
He's slim and coffee-brown
His trademark is a call that fills the air

But Harlemites don't take alarm
He really doesn't mean you harm
He's only loaded-up with jungle charm

No trees about
But listen to his shout, whooooa

He's the Tarzan of Harlem (he's the Tarzan of Harlem)
Big gals and small
All answer to his call, whooooa

He's the Tarzan of Harlem (he's the Tarzan of Harlem)
Instead of swingin' from the trees
He swings 'round the old Savoy
Romancin' all those chickadees
With a "hey" and a "floy-floy-floy!"

He just can't miss
He kills them with a kiss
And if some nights you hear a road
And someone's breaking down the door
That's just the way to ask for more, whooooa
He's the Tarzan of Harlem (he's the Tarzan of Harlem)

He just can't miss
He kills them with a kiss

He's the Tarzan of Harlem

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