Biography:
The Tammys were an American girl group made up of sisters Gretchen and Cathy Owens and their friend Linda Jones.
The girls first met Lou Christie in 1961 at a concert where he was performing in the band Lugee and The Lions. A year later Lou hit it big with his single "The Gypsy Cried" and he brought the girls in to sing backup for him. He also signed them to a contract with United Artists and they recorded three singles. Despite local airplay, the weepy "Take Back Your Ring"
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[Intro]
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Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!
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Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!
[Verse 1]
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Last night I dreamed I was on the Nile
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(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
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Dancin' with you Egyptian style
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(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
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Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
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(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
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(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Verse 2]
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I'm gonna make that dream come real
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(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
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I'm gonna dance the way I feel
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(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
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(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
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(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Bridge]
A B
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I heard the drumbeats in my sleep (oh!)
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And my heart started to beat (oh!)
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I heard the drumbeats in my sleep (oh)
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
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I wanna dance! I wanna dance! I wanna dance! I wanna dance!
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Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance
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Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
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(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Verse 3]
E C#m E
Last night I dreamed I was on the Nile
C#m
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
E C#m F#m
Dancin' with you Egyptian style
B
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
E C#m
Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!
E C#m
E C#m
Shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece!
[Verse 1]
E C#m E
Last night I dreamed I was on the Nile
C#m
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
E C#m F#m
Dancin' with you Egyptian style
B
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Verse 2]
E C#m E
I'm gonna make that dream come real
C#m
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
E C#m F#m
I'm gonna dance the way I feel
B
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Bridge]
A B
A B
I heard the drumbeats in my sleep (oh!)
A B
A B
And my heart started to beat (oh!)
A B
A B
I heard the drumbeats in my sleep (oh)
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
A B A B
I wanna dance! I wanna dance! I wanna dance! I wanna dance!
A B A B
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance
A B A B A B A B
Dance dance dance dance dance dance dance dance
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
[Verse 3]
E C#m E
Last night I dreamed I was on the Nile
C#m
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
E C#m F#m
Dancin' with you Egyptian style
B
(shimmy shimmy shimmy shy-yi-meece-e-deece)
A B A B A B
Way down in Egypt land, the mummys took our ha - a - and
[Chorus]
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
E C#m
(Oh! Uh! Oh! Uh!)
Egyptian Shumba!
The Teen Queens
The Telescreen
The Temperance M (...)
The Tenants
The Terrordactyl (...)
The Tide (US)
The Tiger and Me
The Tights
The Tillers
The Time Jumpers