Origineel
There’s a party in Harlem, come on
I like to reminisce about that night we kissed
It was somewhere one night in Harlem
The nights were hot and bright
You could treat your honey right
?Cause Sylvia’s would burn all night
The people there were really something
(You know that’s right)
The music always kept us jumping
And it used to knock me down
When Smokey came to town
(And the miracles, please)
My favorite song was “Tears Of A Clown”, oh yeah
There ain’t nothing like them nights in Harlem
They really shake the funk up there
Tonight I’m gonna stomp in Harlem
And I’m gonna take my baby back
To the heart of Harlem
Big sister had a group
And they’d sit out on the stoop
And Lordy could they harmonize (Oh yeah)
My cousin Joe could blow
Just like the radio
And he used to drove them “B” girls wild
But when grandma started happy dancing
(Oh, she gon’ break somethin’)
She really turned the mother out
I like the way they do it up in Harlem
When there’s a party up in Harlem
That’s what it’s all about
Ain’t nothing like them nights in Harlem
They never fake the funk up there
I met my Cherie Amour in Harlem
And tonight I’m gonna take her back to the ‘pollo
There’s a party in Harlem
They say that all the stars will be there
Everyone is going to Harlem
Harlem is a party and everybody’s going there
Follow me visually, ?cause I usually be all around
Originally everybody headed uptown
Finessing the fly way you ?cruisin in your car
On the West Side to the highway, East Side D-R
And yes, we are about to set it
Forget it, I thought you knew
The Apollo is where I had to go with my crew
From BMW’s to my daddy’s Cadillac
He had the sunroof top wit the diamond in the back
Check the ambiance, the place a renaissance
Who frontin’ nonchalant up in the restaurant
What you really really want, we grabbin’ by the clutch
Precise can flaunt with this and never too much
It’s such a love flow, high but natural
The thug’s a no-show, and drugs a no-no
The only thing that they was shootin’ was pool
While Harlem nights was right, the party was cool
Nothing like them nights in Harlem
They really shake the funk up there
Tonight I’m gonna stomp in Harlem
I’m gonna take my baby back to the heart of Harlem
Nights in Harlem
They never fake the funk up there
I met my Cherie Amour in Harlem
Back to the Harlem Apollo
Nights in Harlem
They don’t let you fake the funk up there
Tonight I’m gonna stomp in Harlem
I’m gonna take my honey
Back to the Harlem Apollo
Nights in Harlem
They really shake the funk up there
Tonight I’m gonna stomp in Harlem
I’m gonna take my baby
Back to the Harlem Apollo
Vertaling
Er is een feest in Harlem, kom op
Ik hou ervan om herinneringen op te halen over die nacht dat we kusten
Het was ergens op een nacht in Harlem
The nights were hot and bright
You could treat your honey right
Want Sylvia’s zou de hele nacht branden.
De mensen daar waren echt iets.
(Je weet dat dat klopt)
De muziek hield ons altijd aan het springen.
And it used to knock me down
When Smokey came to town
(And the miracles, please)
My favourite song was “Tears Of A Clown”, oh yeah
There ain’t nothing like them nights in Harlem
They really shake the funk up there
Tonight I’m gonna stomp in Harlem
And I’m gonna take my baby back
To the heart of Harlem
Big sister had a group
And they’d sit out on the stoop
And Lordy could they harmonize (Oh yeah)
My cousin Joe could blow
Just like the radio
And he used to drove them “B” girls wild
But when grandma started happy dancing
(Oh, she gon’t break something’)
She really turned the mother out
I like the way they do it up in Harlem
When there’s a party up in Harlem
That’s what it’s all about
Er is niets zoals de nachten in Harlem
Ze doen nooit alsof de funk daar is
Ik ontmoette mijn Cherie Amour in Harlem
En vanavond neem ik haar mee terug naar de ‘pollo
There’s a party in Harlem
Ze zeggen dat alle sterren er zullen zijn
Iedereen gaat naar Harlem
Harlem is een feest en iedereen gaat erheen
Volg me visueel, want ik ben meestal overal.
Oorspronkelijk gaat iedereen naar uptown
Fishing the fly way you ?cruisin in your car
On the West Side to the highway, East Side D-R
And yes, we are about to set it
Vergeet het, ik dacht dat je het wist
The Apollo is where I had to go with my crew
Van BMW’s naar mijn vaders Cadillac
He had the sunroof top with the diamond in the back
Check de ambiance, de plaats een renaissance
Who frontin’ nonchalant up in the restaurant
What you really really want, we grabbin’ by the clutch
Precies kan pronken met dit en nooit te veel
It’s such a love flow, high but natural
The thug’s a no-show, and drugs a no-no
The only thing that they were shootin’ was pool
While Harlem nights was right, the party was cool
Niets zoals die nachten in Harlem
They really shake the funk up there
Tonight I’m gonna stomp in Harlem
I’m gonna take my baby back to the heart of Harlem
Nights in Harlem
Ze doen nooit alsof de funk daar is
Ik ontmoette mijn Cherie Amour in Harlem
Terug naar de Harlem Apollo
Nights in Harlem
Ze laten je daar niet de funk namaken
Tonight I’m gonna stomp in Harlem
I’m gonna take my honey
Terug naar de Harlem Apollo
Nights in Harlem
They really shake the funk up there
Tonight I’m gonna stomp in Harlem
I’m gonna take my baby
Back to the Harlem Apollo