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!"