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!