It`s the one and only Lennox Avenue,
That`s the one and only place to travel to;
Music in the air,
Dancing everywhere,
That`s Harlem hospitality!
When you hear a welcome to your song,
You`ll keep shoutin` hallelujah all night long;
You never rest
When you get the best
Of Harlem hospitality!
It`s a waste of life until you hear a song and love it,
You just, "Yeah, man!"
It`s a taste of life to shim-sham-shimmy with the "Black and Tan."
You don`t need to eat an apple every day,
Hi-de-ho will keep the doctor far away,
You can`t get ill
When you get the thrill
Of Harlem hospitality!