Twistin' the Night Away - Lyrics - Sam Cooke

Samuel "Sam" Cooke was an American recording artist and singer-songwriter, generally considered among the greatest of all time. Influential as both a singer and composer, he is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocals and importance within popular music. His pioneering contributions to soul music contributed to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Billy Preston and popularized the likes of Otis Redding and James Brown.AllMusic biographer Bruce Eder wrote that Cooke was "the inventor of soul music", and possessed "an incredible natural singing voice and a smooth, effortless delivery that has never been surpassed."

Let me tell you 'bout a place Somewhere up-a New York way Where the people are so gay Twistin' the night away Here they have a lot of fun Puttin' trouble on the run Man, you find the old and young Twistin' the night away They're twistin', twistin' Everybody's feelin' great They're twistin', twistin' They're twistin' the night away Here's a man in evening clothes How he got here, I don't know, but Man, you oughta see him go Twistin' the night away He's dancin' with a chick in slacks She's movin' up and back Oh, man, there ain't nothin' like Twistin' the night away They're twistin', twistin' Everybody's feelin' great They're twistin', twistin' They're twistin' the night Let's twist a while Lean up Lean back Lean up Lean back Watusi Now fly Now twist They're twistin' the night away Here's a fella in blue jeans Dancin' with an older queen Who's dolled up in her diamond rings and Twistin' the night away Man, you oughta see her go Twistin' to the rock and roll Here you find the young and old Twistin' the night away They're twistin', twistin', man Everybody's feelin' great They're twistin', twistin' They're twistin' the night One more time Lean up Lean back Lean up Lean back Watusi Now fly Now twist