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The Spinners
Happiness Is Being With The Spinners (Atlantic , 1976)
The Rubberband Man (full-length 7:22 mix)
Hand me down my walkinâ cane, hand me down my hat,
Hurry now and donât be late, âcause we ainât got time to chat.
You and me, weâre goinâ out to catch the latest sounds,
Guaranteed to blow your mind so high you wonât come down!
Hey, yâall prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
Youâre bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
Oh, Lord, this dude is outta sight!
Everything he does seems to come out right!
Once I went to hear him play at a club outside of town.
I was so surprised, I was hypnotized by the sound this catâs puttinâ down!
When I saw this short fat guy stretch a band between his toes,
Hey, I laughed so hard âcause the man got down when he finally reached his nose!
Hey, yâall prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
Youâre bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
Got that rubberband up on his toes!
And then he wriggled it up all around his nose!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Guaranteed to blow your mind!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Playinâ all that music, yet keepinâ time!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Where in the world did he learn that?! Oh, Lord!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Lord, help him get away!
Hey, yâall prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
Youâre bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
Doo doo doo doo doo,
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
Doo doo doo doo doo,
Rubberband Man, Rubberband Man!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Doo doo doo doo doo!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Mmm! Watch him! He keep a-move, a-just a mo-vin'!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Got a groovin' on the corner!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
He's had enough, yâall!
Whoa-oh-oh!
Hey, yâall prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
Youâre bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
Ah-yah-yah-yah-yah!
Whoa, that Rubberband Man's a doozy!
Move so quick, Lord, he makes me lose it!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
And then he stops the show, now!
He wiggled it up, he wiggled it down!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Got his feet to movin', and that Rubberband off the ground!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
He lifted it way up high, ha!
In the sky, 'y'all!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh get with it, yâall!
Hey, yâall prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
Youâre bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
Doo doo doo doo doo doo,
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo!
Doo doo doo doo doo doo,
Rubberband Man, oh!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
How much of this stuff do he think we can stand?
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
So much rhythm, grace and debonair from one man, Lord!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
And then he had nerve to wiggle his left toe!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
To his knee, got the feelinâ in his head, yâall!
Ah, come on, baby!
Hey, yâall prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
Youâre bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
Rubberband Man starts to jam,
Movinâ up and down across the land!
Got people all in his ways,
Everything about him seems out of place!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Just a movinâ, just a movinâ, just a move-move-movinâ,
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband Man!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Just a movinâ, just a movinâ, just a move-move-movinâ
Just a Rubberband, Rubberband Man, get down!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, get down lover, uh-huh!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, he can jam, y'all!
Hey, yâall prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man! (He never fails to groove!)
Youâre bound to lose (And did you see him move?) control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
Oohwee! What's he doin' to me?!
Rhythms I ain't felt before!
Just move 'em up by me!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Gotta move! I gotta groove!
Rubberband Man, oh-oh-oh!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Ah-yah-yah-yah!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
The way he twiddles his toes and can play it on his nose is twofold!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
How does he do it, yâall?!
I don't know!
Hey, yâall prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
Youâre bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
I'm ready to jam, ugh! Gonna do my Rubberband!
I'm ready to jam, ugh! Gonna do my Rubberband!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang!
Ugh! Lord, have mercy!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang!
Ugh! Just stopped me in my bones!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang-a-twang!
Don't mess with me, y'all! I got a groove when I'm here!
(Doo doo doo doo doo)
Ah-yah-yah-yah!
Hey, yâall prepare yourself for The Rubberband Man!
You never heard a sound like The Rubberband Man!
Youâre bound to lose control when The Rubberband starts to jam!
Oh, he's a big, fat man that moves real good!
Everybody oughta knock on wood!
When you see The Man do his stuff,
Oh, Lord, I done seen enough!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
A groovy show! Gotta standing room, side-to-side!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, gimme a grip and then a-hold on tight!
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo)
Oh, he's The Man! The Rubberband Man!!
(Doo doo doo doo doo!)
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