hand me down my walkin’ cane
hand me down my hat
hurry now and don’t be late
’cause we ain’t got time to chat
you and me we’re goin’ out
to catch the latest sound
guaranteed to blow your mind
so high you won’t come down
hey y’all prepare yourself for the rubberband man
you’ve never heard a sound
like the rubberband man
you’re bound to lose control
when the rubberband starts to jam
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oh 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 these cats put down
when i saw this short fat guy
stretch a band between his toes
hey i laughed so hard
’cause the man got down
when it finally reached his nose
hey y’all prepare yourself for the rubberband man
you’ve never heard a sound
like the rubberband man
you’re bound to lose control
when the rubberband starts to jam
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got that rubber band uh
up on his toes
and then he wriggled it up
all around his nose
du du du du du du du du
guaranteed to blow your mind
du du du du du du du du
playin’ all that music yet keepin’ time
du du du du du du du du
where in the world did he learn that oh lord
du du du du du
lord help him get away
hey y’all prepare yourself for the rubberband man
you’ve never heard a sound
like the rubberband man
you’re bound to lose control
when the rubberband starts to jam
choo choo choo choo choo uh
choo choo choo choo choo choo
choo choo choo choo choo uh
rubberband man rubberband man uh
du du du du du du du du
du du du du
du du du du du du du du
watch him keep movin’ just movin’
got em groovin’ on the corner it’s burnin’ up y’all
du du du du du du du du
ohooohooohhh
hey y’all prepare yourself for the rubberband man
you’ve never heard a sound
like the rubberband man
you’re bound to lose control
when the rubberband starts to jam
ay ay ay ay
rubberband man’s a doozy
move so quick uh he make me woozy
du du du du du du du du
and then he stopped to show down
he wiggle it up he wiggle it down uh
du du du du du du du du
got speed to move it
get rubberband off the ground uh
du du du du du du du du
he lifted it well high
in the sky y’all
and then he
du du du du du
oh get with it y’all
hey y’all prepare yourself for the rubberband man
you’ve never heard a sound
like the rubberband man
you’re bound to lose control
when the rubberband starts to jam
4
choo choo choo choo choo uh
turn it up turn it up
choo choo choo choo choo uh
rubberband man rubberband man uh
du du du du du du du du
how much of this stuff do he think we can stand uh huh
du du du du du du du du
so much rhythm grace and debonair for one man lord
du du du du du du du du
and then he had the nerve to twiggle his left toe
slip it through his knee got the feeling in his head y’all
du du du du du
aw come on baby
hey y’all prepare yourself won’t you prepare yourself hear me for the rubberband man
you’ve never heard a sound never heard a sound
like the rubberband man aw he’s the man
you’re bound to lose control and he likes to jam
when the rubberband starts to jam
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rubberband man starts to jam
moving up and down cross the land
got the people all in his wake
everything probably seems outta place
just move it just move it
du du du du du du du du
just move move move it
just rubberband rubberband man
just move it just move it
du du du du du du du du
just move move move it
just rubberband rubberband man
get down
du du du du du du du du
oh get down low
ah ha
du du du du du du du du
oh he can jam y’all
hey y’all prepare yourself for the rubberband man
you’ve never heard a sound never heard a sound
like the rubberband man never felt the groove
you’re bound to lose control take a seat and move
when the rubberband starts to jam
5
ohwee
what’s he doin’ to me
rhythms i ain’t felt before
just groovin’ up loudly
gotta move i gotta groove
rubberband man
du du du du du du du du
achoo achoo achoo
du du du du du du du du
the way he twiddles his toes with the band
hey y’all i don’t know prepare yourself for the rubberband man aw prepare yourself y’all
you’ve never heard a sound can see his show
like the rubberband man
you’re bound to lose control throwing his hat
when the rubberband starts to jam
ready to jam
do my rubberband
ready to jam
i gotta do my rubberband
du du du du du du du du
atwang atwang atwang atwang
lord have mercy
du du du du du du du du
atwang atwang atwang atwang
just strike me in my bones
atwang atwang atwang atwang
maked a move y’all
i kinda groove when i did
hey y’all prepare yourself for the rubberband man ya gotta believe me
you’ve never heard a sound he’s a cat
like the rubberband man he moves and grooves
you’re bound to lose control
when the rubberband starts to jam
he’s a big fat man that moves me good
everybody oughta knock on wood
when you see the man do his stuff
i done see enough
du du du du du du du du
movin’ his shoulders
got his head movin’ side to side
du du du du du du du du
dig him crimpin’ with a
du du du du du du du du
oh he’s the man rubberband man
du du du du du
Artist: The Spinners
Year: 1976
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 711