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Step It Up
Tighten Up (Album Version)

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Tighten Up (Album Version)

Release date: 6th March 2006

From Step It UpTrack 23:55

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About This Track

"Tighten Up (Album Version)" is a track by The Bamboos, from the album Step It Up, released 6th March 2006. The track is 3:55 long. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Bamboos

The Bamboos

Lyrics

Tighten Up (Album Version)

Hi Everybody
I'm Archie Bell Of The Drells
From Houston, Texas
We Don't Only Sing But We Dance
Just As Good As We Walk
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 It Up For Me Now
Oh, Yeah
Tighten Up On That Bass Now
Tighten It Up
Ha, Ha, Yeah
Now Let That Guitar Fall In
Oh, 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 To It
We're Gonna Tighten Up
Let's Do The Tighten Up
You Can Do It Now
So Baby, Get To It
Look To Your Left Now
Look To Your Right
Everybody Can Do It
But Don't You Get Too Tight
Come On And Tighten Up
Let's Tighten It Up Now
Let's Tighten It Up Now
Tighten It Up
Do The Tighten Up
Come And Tighten It Up
Tighten It Up Now
Come On Now, Billy
Tighten It Up
Oh, Yeah
Sock It To Me Now
Tighten It Up
Come On And Tighten Up That Bass
Oh, Yeah
Now Look Here
I Want That Guitar
To Fall In On There
Tighten It Up Now
Oh, Yeah
Now Tighten It Up, Organ
Yeah
Now Everybody Tighten It Up Now
Now Look Here
We Gonna Make It Mellow For You Now
We Gonna Make It Mellow Now
Tighten It Up
You Can Get It
Move To Your Left
Move To Your Right
Tighten It Up Now
Everything Will Be Outta Sight
Come On And Tighten It Up
Tighten It Up Now
You Can Do It...

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Step It Up

3:552006

Listen

Album

Track number

2

Release year

2006

1Step It Up
3:39
2Tighten Up (Album Version)
3:55
3In The Bamboo Grove
7:59
4Golden Rough
3:41

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The Bamboos — Nothing I Wanna Know About (from Hard Up (Deluxe Version)) [4:07]
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The Bamboos — Keep Me In Mind (Strings Version) (from By Special Arrangement) [4:39]
The Bamboos — I Don't Wanna Stop (Strings Version) (from By Special Arrangement) [4:16]
The Bamboos — Stranded (Strings Version) (from By Special Arrangement) [4:24]
The Bamboos — Lit Up (Strings Version) (from By Special Arrangement) [4:18]
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The Bamboos — Golden Ticket (from Night Time People) [3:14]
The Bamboos — Lit Up (from Night Time People) [3:44]
The Bamboos — War Story (from Night Time People) [4:23]
The Bamboos — Pony Up (from Night Time People) [4:35]
The Bamboos — Night Time People (from Night Time People) [4:49]
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