"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" is a 1961 rock song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and was recorded by

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for their 1962 album, '' Coast Along with the Coasters''. The song reached #16 on the

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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

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in the film and on the 1964 soundtrack album ''

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'' and the 1968 NBC Comeback Special * The Downliners Sect on their 1964 album, ''The Sect'' *

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* 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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