Underneath The Harlem Moon

F C# C F C F C# C F F F C Creole babies walk along with rhythm in their thighs F C A#m Rhythm in their hips and in their lips and in their eyes C7 Where the highbrows find the kind of love that satisfies F C F C7 Underneath the Harlem moon F C F We don't pick no cotton, picking cotton is taboo A#m We don't live in cabins like the old folks used to do C7 Our cabin is a penthouse up on St. Nicholas Avenue F C# C F E7 Underneath that Harlem moon Am F We just live for dancing Am F We're never blue or forlorn C C#m D7 G7 It ain't no sin to laugh and grin C F That's why we schwartzes were born C F We shout "Hallelujah!" every time we're feeling low A#m And every sheik is dressed up like a Georgia gigolo C7 White folks call it madness, but I call it hi-de-ho F C# C F C7 Underneath that Harlem moon F C Now once we wore bandanas, now we wear Parisian hats F A#m Once we were barefoot, now we're sporting shoes and spats C7 C Once we were Republicans, but now we're Democrats F C# C F C7 Underneath the Harlem moon F Now, we don't pick no cotton, picking cotton is taboo A#m All we pick is numbers and that includes you white folks too C7 'Cause if we hit, we pay our rent on any avenue F C# C F C7 Underneath the Harlem moon | Fm | Fm F | F | A#m | C7 | | C7 | F / C# C | F C | F | | Fm | F | A#m | C | C | F | | F E7 | Am F We just thrive on dancing Am F Why be blue and forlorn C C#dim Dm G We just laugh and grin, ha! Let the landlord in C Cm That's why house rent parties were born F And then we drink our gin, C F Puff our reefers when we're feeling low F Then we're ready to go out and A#m Take charge of any so-and-so C7 Don't stop for law, no traffic, C7 When we're raring to go F C# C F Cm7 Underneath the Harlem moon F C# C F Underneath the Harlem moon