In Harlem there's a little place where everyone goes To see the way a washer woman washes her clothes If you like Boogie Woogie rhythm, she's got a beat Let the Boogie Woogie washer woman 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 washer woman washes all day Rub diddle ub dub, that's just the way she rubs Rub diddle ub dub, that's just the way she scrubs Rub diddle ub dub, she wears out all her tubs She rubs and rubs her knuckles right on down to the nubs Rub diddle ub dub, that's how she kicks it off Rub diddle ub dub, she keeps it nice and soft Rub diddle ub dub, till someone hollers "Aw, scrub me maman, with a Boogie beat!" You really ought to visit there is 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 washer woman give you the beat.