Shake
Lyrics and Music: Sam Cooke

Listen while I talk to you.

Tell you what we’re going to do.

There’s a new thing going around.

I’ll tell you what they’re putting down…

Move your body all around, just shake…

Got to, got to do, baby, shake…

Keep on pushing, baby!

Shake, oh…

A little louder, baby!

Shake, baby, everybody…

 

Shaking like a bowl of soup.

Make your body loop de loop.

Put your hand on your hip bone…

Come on and make your backbone slip!

Move your body like a whip, just shake…

Got to…

A little louder, baby!

Shake…

Looking good, child…

Shake…

Keep on pushing, baby!

Shake, baby, everybody…

 

Ding a ling, a ling.

Honey, shaking is the latest thing.

But, of you really roll…

You got to do the thing with soul!

 

Shaking like a bowl of soup.

Make your body loop de loop.

Put your hand on your hip bone…

Come on and make your backbone slip!

Move your body like a whip, just shake…

You got to do it, baby!

Shake…

Oh, yeah, you’re looking good, child…

Shake…

Hey, Lord!

In the morning got to shake, baby, everybody…

 

Oh, you’re looking good, baby…

Much!

Come on and move it up its shoulder.

 

If you wanna really roll…

You got to do the thing with soul!

Put your hand on your hip…

Honey, shaking like a crazy whip…

Make your body move on up, just shake…

Got to keep on pushing, baby!

Shake…

A little louder, baby!

Shake…

You’re looking good, child…

Shake…

Everybody got to shake!

Hey!

 

Early in the morning got to do him a shake…

Most every evening got to shake it around…

Got to, got to, got to do him a shake…

You better shake it cause you shake it on down, baby!

Well, every evening got to do him a shake…

Most every evening got to do him a shake…