"The Apollo King" lyrics

Went down to Harlem
Friday night with the boys
Down to the Apollo
Lookin' to hear some noise
Some brown-eyed beauty
Sold us the nighttime joy
First through the front door
When the lights went down
I heard a backbeat
Rattle me toward the ground
Rhythm gettin' ready
Sax'd and jaxed this town

Then Big Al Sears come
Walkin' out on the stage
[?] man like they opened up the cage
Wild and steady
Rockin' the righteous phrase

Hey, Big Al Sears
Hey, Big Al Sears
Hey, Big Al Sears
Hey, a Big Al Sears
Whoa, moanin', groanin'
Rockin' the righteous phrase

Oh, man, that crowd
We were lovin' it loud
When the man got workin' that thing
Yeah, he honked and moaned on the saxophone
We all hail the Apollo king

Kick off your shoes
Dancin' down the road
Shake it, baby
Take it wherever it goes
Whoa, Big Al Sears
Plays like nobody knows

Big Al Sears
Hey, well, Big Al Sears
Hey, Big Al Sears
Hey, Big Al Sears
Hey, rockin' and moanin'
Rockin' the righteous phrase, now

Oh, man, that crowd
They were lovin' it loud
When the man got workin' that thing
He honked and moaned on the saxophone
We all hail the Apollo king

Big Al Sears
He come walkin' out on the stage
Yeah, he's groanin' and moanin'
Like they opened up a cage
Wild and steady
Rockin' the righteous phrase

Hey, Big Al Sears
Hey, Big Al Sears
Hey, Big Al Sears
Hey, Big Al Sears
Oh, honk and moanin'
Rockin' the righteous phrase
Big Al Sears
Hey, Big Al Sears
Right, uh, Big Al Sears
Hey, Big Al Sears
Whoa, honk and moanin'
Rockin' the righteous phrase
Oh yeah

Whew
Yeah
Whew