In Harlem there′s a little place where everyone goes

To see the way a washerwoman washes her clothes

If you like boogie woogie rhythm, she's got a beat

Let the boogie woogie washerwoman give you a treat

On every afternoon at one the sessions begin

And all the boys from all the bands come down and sit in

They sit around and knock each other out when they play

While the boogie woogie washerwoman washes all day

Rubbley-ub-dub, that′s just the way she rubs

Rubbley-ub-dub, that's just the way she scrubs

Rubbley-ub-dub, she wears out all her dubs

She rubs and rubs her knuckles right down to the nubs

Rubbley-ub-dub, that's how she kicks it off

Rubbley-ub-dub, she keeps it nice and soft

Rubbley-ub-dub, till someone hollers on

"Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!"

"Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!"

"Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!"

You really ought to visit there if you′ve never been

It doesn′t cost a penny, just come down and walk in

If you like boogie woogie rhythm, you'll get a treat

Let the boogie woogie washerwoman give you the beat

Rubbley-ub-dub, that′s just the way she rubs

Rubbley-ub-dub, that's just the way she scrubs

Rubbley-ub-dub, she wears out all her dubs

She rubs and rubs her knuckles right down to the nubs

Rubbley-ub-dub, that′s how she kicks it off

Rubbley-ub-dub, she keeps it nice and soft

Rubbley-ub-dub, till someone hollers on

"Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!"

"Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!"

"Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!"

In Harlem there's a little place where everyone goes

To see the way a washerwoman washes her clothes

If you like boogie woogie rhythm, she′s got a beat

Let the boogie woogie washerwoman give you a treat

On every afternoon at one the sessions begin

And all the boys from all the bands come down and sit in

They sit around and knock each other out when they play

While the boogie woogie washerwoman washes all day

Rubbley-ub-dub, that's just the way she rubs

Rubbley-ub-dub, that's just the way she scrubs

Rubbley-ub-dub, she wears out all her dubs

She rubs and rubs her knuckles right down to the nubs

Rubbley-ub-dub, that′s how she kicks it off

Rubbley-ub-dub, she keeps it nice and soft

Rubbley-ub-dub, till someone hollers on

"Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!"

"Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!"

"Scrub me mama with a boogie beat!"