Hi everybody, I'm Archie Bell of the Drells of Houston, Texas
Introducing himself and his group, Archie Bell greets everyone with his identity and origin.

We don't only sing but we dance just as good as we walk
Along with singing, they also dance remarkably well.

In Houston we just started a new dance called the Tighten up
They invented a new dance in Houston which they call the Tighten up.

This is the music we tighten up with
The music they play is meant for dancing the Tighten up.

First tighten up on the drums
They ask the drummer to start the music for the Tighten up.

Come on now drummer
They encourage the drummer to start playing.

I want you to tighten it up for me now, oh yeah
Archie Bell requests the drummer to play the music as per the Tighten up style.

Tighten up on that bass now
They ask the bass guitarist to play the bass in accordance with the style of the Tighten up.

Tighten it up, ha ha, yeah
With an affirmative tone, they urge the bass guitarist to play exactly as they require.

Now let that guitar fall in, oh yeah
They want the guitar to sync in with the bass and drum music.

Tighten up on that organ now
They instruct the organ player to start playing in the style of the Tighten up.

Yeah, you do the tighten up, yeah now
They ask the people to dance to the Tighten up music.

I said if you can do it now, it sure would be tough
They challenge the people if they can dance to their style of music.

Now look here
They want to grab the attention of the people for the upcoming instruction.

Come on now
Encouraging the people to follow their instructions.

Now make it mellow
They want to slow down the music and make it softer.

Let's tighten up now
Now they ask the people to start dancing the Tighten up.

Do the tighten up
They repeat their request for people to dance the Tighten up.

Everybody can do it now
They are confident everyone can dance the Tighten up.

So get to it
Urging the people to start dancing the Tighten up now.

We're gonna tighten up
They are going to perform the Tighten up dance.

Let's do the tighten up
They again ask people to dance the Tighten up.

You can do it now
They again encourage people that they can dance the Tighten up.

So baby get to it
They again urge people to start dancing the Tighten up right away.

Look to your left now
They want people to look to their left side for the next instruction.

Look to your right
They want people to look to their right for the upcoming instruction.

Everybody can do it
They want to reassure people that they all can dance the Tighten up.

But don't you get too uptight
They do not want people to get nervous and feel pressured, and rather dance the Tighten up comfortably.

Come on and tighten up
They ask the people to start dancing the Tighten up again.

Tighten it up now
Repeating their instruction to tighten up while dancing.

Everything will be outta sight
If people dance the Tighten up, they will surely have a great time.

C'mon and tighten it up
Reiterating the people again to dance the Tighten up.

You can do it
They are once again positive that everyone can dance the Tighten up.

So baby get to it
Once again asking people to start dancing the Tighten up right now.

C'mon now Billie
Calling out to someone named Billie.

Tighten it up, woo
Asking to tighten up while dancing, expressing excitement and enthusiasm.

Oh yeah
They show their appreciation and enjoyment of the music.

Sock it to 'em, sock it to 'em
Encouraging the musicians to play the music with energy and vigor.

Tighten it up
Repeating their instruction to tighten up while dancing.

C'mon tighten up that bass, oh yeah
Asking the bass guitarist to play in such a way that it complements the Tighten up style.

Now look here I want that guitar to fall in on that
They instruct the guitar player to come in right after the bass guitar.

Tighten it up now, oh yeah
Asking people to dance the Tighten up once again with enthusiasm and enjoyment.

Now tighten it up organ
Asking the organ player to join in playing the Tighten up style.

Yeah now everybody, tighten it up
Asking everyone to join in and dance the Tighten up.

Now look here
Again wanting to grab the attention of the people for the upcoming instruction.

We gonna make it mellow for ya now
They want to slow down the music again and make it softer for the people to dance comfortably.

If you can get it
They again challenge the people if they can dance the Tighten up style.

Move to your left
Asking the people to move to their left.

Move to your right
Asking the people to move to their right.

Tighten it up now
Asking the people to tighten up and dance to the music.

Everything will be outta sight
Again assuring people that they will have a great time if they dance the Tighten up.

C'mon and tighten it up
Reiterating their instruction to tighten up and dance the Tighten up.

Tighten it up now
Asking people to tighten up and dance comfortably.

You can do it
Reassuring people that they can dance the Tighten up.

So baby get to it
Urging the people once again to start dancing the Tighten up.