HI EVERYBODY
I'M ARCHIE BELL
OF THE DRELLS
OF HOUSTON TEXAS
WE DON'T ONLY SING
BUT WE DANCE
JUST AS GOOD
AS WE WANT
IN HOUSTON
WE JUST STARTED
A NEW DANCE
CALLED THE TIGHTEN UP
THIS IS THE MUSIC
WE TIGHTEN UP WITH
FIRST
TIGHTEN UP
ON THE DRUMS
COME ON NOW
DRUMMER
I WANT YOU
TO TIGHTEN UP
FOR ME NOW
OH YEAH
TIGHTEN UP
ON THAT BASS NOW
TIGHTEN IT UP
HUH AH YEAH
NOW LET ME HEAR
THAT GUITAR
FALL IN NOW
YEAH
TIGHTEN UP
ON THAT ORGAN NOW
YEAH
YOU DO THE TIGHTEN UP
YEAH NOW
I SAID
IF YOU CAN DO IT NOW
IT SURE WOULD BE
TOUGH
NOW LOOK HERE
COME ON NOW
NOW MAKE IT MELLOW
LET'S TIGHTEN IT UP NOW
DO THE TIGHTEN UP
EVERYBODY CAN
DO IT NOW
SO GET INTO IT
WE GONNA TIGHTEN UP
LET'S DO THE TIGHTEN UP
YOU CAN DO IT NOW
SO BABY GET INTO IT
GO TO YOUR LEFT NOW
THEN TO YOUR RIGHT
EVERYBODY CAN DO IT
BUT DON'T YA GET
TOO UPTIGHT
COME ON AND
TIGHTEN UP
TIGHTEN IT UP NOW
COME ON NOW BABY
TIGHTEN IT UP
AH YEAH
SOCK IT TO ME NOW
TIGHTEN UP NOW
TIGHTEN UP ON THAT BASS
AH YEAH
NOW LOOK HERE
I WANT THAT GUITAR
TO FALL IN ON THERE
TIGHTEN UP NOW
AH YEAH
NOW TIGHTEN UP
ON THAT ORGAN
YEAH NOW
EVERYBODY TIGHTEN UP
NOW
NOW LOOK HERE
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
MELLOW FOR YA NOW
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
MELLOW NOW
8 BAR
INSTRUMENTAL
BREAK
THE TIGHTEN UP
YOU CAN GET IT