Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)

"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" is a 1961 rock song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and was recorded by the Coasters for their 1962 album, Coast Along with the Coasters. The song reached #16 on the R&B chart and #23 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1961. The subject of the song is depicted as a burlesque dancer or exotic dancer, "wearing nothing but a button and a bow."

Cover versions

• Elvis Presley in the film and on the 1964 soundtrack album Roustabout and the 1968 NBC Comeback Special
• The Downliners Sect on their 1964 album, The Sect
• Cher
• Nathan Cavaleri, with Chris Bailey on his 1992 single release
• Mickey Gilley, 1966
• Ray Stevens, 1969
• Kaleidoscope on their 1976 album When Scopes Collide
• Featured in Smokey Joe's Cafe (revue), a jukebox musical featuring the works of Leiber & Stoller

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