Redding, Otis - Shake Lyrics






Shake!
(Everybody say it!) Shake!
(Early in the morning) Shake!
(Late in the evening) Shake!
(In the midnight hour) Shake!
(When the time's going bad, now) Shake!
Shake with the FEELING!
Shake with the FEELING!

Listen while I'm talkin' to you now
Tell you what I'm gonna do now
There's a new thing going around now
I'll tell what to put down now

You move your body all around
And just shake
Thats the way you do it Shake, Shake, Shake it baby
Shake it like a bowl of soup
Let your body loop de loop
Put your hands on your hip
Come on and let your backbone slip
Move your body like your hip
And just shake!

Shake early in the morning
Shake early in the evening

A Ring-A-Ling-a-Ling
Honey, Shakin' is the greatest thing
But if you really roll Gotta do the thing with SOUL!

Shake shake with all your might now
If you do it, do it right now
Put your hands on your hip,yeah
Come on and let your backbone slip
Move your body like your hip
And just shake

(God have mercy now!)
Early in the morning
Early in the evening All night long, y'all!
If you really want to roll
Gotta do the thing with SOUL!
Shake shake with all your might
If you do it, do it right
Let your body loop de lite
Shake!
Everybody say it, Shake!
One more time, Shake!
Everybody louder, Shake!
One more time, now, say Shake!
Everybody a bit louder, Shake!





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  1. k.... ....

    The best song to listen to while crashing your car into a Taco Bell.

  2. J.... A....

    Didn't know OTIS REDDING was a blonde caucasian female! (album cover)

  3. m.... w....

    Shake the snake while baking the cake. X

  4. F.... i....

    SHAKE UR BODIEEE

  5. s.... c....

    now its time for me to do what i do best, ejaculate blood into a storm drain

  6. R.... A....

    RedLetterMedia Credit Song

  7. L.... W....

    It is was huge talent back in the day!

  8. L.... W....

    I remember the day that Otis passed. Everyone on their phones. We were all devastated. God bless Otis and Merry Christmas!

  9. g.... m....

    Saw this great man in the 60s with Booker t. Died at his peak. Still a great song.

  10. R.... H....

    You know what to do. . . .

  11. G.... H....

    Anakin kneels before Monster Mash, and pledges his loyalty to the Graveyard Smash.

  12. C.... S....

    This should've been in the Blues Brothers

  13. L.... W....

    Live Otis & ehen I was young nobody at all could not but dance to this .

  14. D.... B....

    very cool

  15. A.... ....

    Lyrics:

    I squeeze ga--
    I squeeze ga--
    I squeeze ga--
    I squeeze ga--
    I squeeze gats till my clips is empty

    Till my
    Till my
    Till my clips is empty

    (x3)
    I squeeze
    I squeeze
    I squeeze gats till my clips is empty

    Till my
    Till my
    Till my clips is empty

    (x2)
    I squeeze
    I squeeze
    I squeeze gats till my clips is empty

  16. B.... H....

    Otis's SWING VERSION of Sam Cooke's  original. Drummer Al Jackson made it his own! Great soulful shuffle!

  17. p.... m....

    Fantastic recording by the only King of Soul..... He was the best and will never be forgotten!

  18. A.... F....

    This was a sam Cooke much better suited to Redding style of singing.

  19. n.... ....

    Damn you leg, you betray my stone confidence!

  20. G.... A....

    The Big O

  21. C.... S....

    This song is the best thing since my son hung himself in a gas station bathroom.

  22. D.... G....

    He recorded this song as an "agreement" with J. W. Alexander as part of the "deal" for having used Yeah Man in Sweet Soul Music.

  23. V.... S....

    pizza rolls

  24. M.... ....

    WHAT....16 people dont like....why????? please tell me....

    M.... ....

    MrNellyboy2 Maybe their Pizza Rolls never came in mail...?

  25. E.... W....

    This song's so dense. Every instrument has so much going on.

    E.... W....

    It's like poetry, it rhymes...

    E.... W....

    You may have gone too far in a few places.

  26. p.... U....

    . . . happy 75th birthday

  27. J.... P....

    good cover, but nobody beats Mickie

    J.... P....

    John Peek

  28. c.... ....

    SHAKE IT LIKE BOWL OF SOUP NAH! Possibly the greatest lyric ever written.

    c.... ....

    Twisting the night away

    c.... ....

    Why would you shake a bowl of soup?!

  29. L.... ....

    Sam Cooke & Otis Redding the greatest RIP God Bless

  30. L.... C....

    otis le king!of soul

  31. E.... E....

    I squeeze gats

    E.... E....

    +George Eisner "You might not have noticed it. But your brain did."

    E.... E....

    Oh how embarrassing

  32. l.... k....

    Mr pitiful is another good one

  33. M.... ....

    Who wants to shake with me?

    M.... ....

    Patriots Fan come and join me

  34. P.... ....

    wanna play this for pep band so bad..

    P.... ....

    ice tea

  35. h.... d....

    didn't realise Otis had so many chart entrys as well as dock of the bay,good stuff.

  36. M.... B....

    This song kicks..

  37. M.... F....

    Otis <3

  38. R.... M....

    Email me if you want a pizza roll.

    R.... M....

    @AwesomeguyR Leave a comment on my webzone.

    R.... M....

    @Victor Yoon mr plinkett is still stuck up that mountain RLM rocks

    R.... M....

    Chris brown

    R.... M....

    If I just want half on one can I still message? I dunt know if I can eat whole one pizza oll.

    R.... M....

    I recognize this comment so I upvote.

  39. 6.... ....

    What's wrong with your faaaaace?!

    6.... ....

    Cool comment. Very cool.

  40. c.... ....

    I challenge any human being who hears this song to just sit still while listening to it. It's impossible.

  41. m.... c....

    i like tina turner version better but this man can blow

  42. u.... ....

    I`d rather have a cheese and pickle roll.

  43. c.... ....

    God damn Otis Redding is great !!!!

  44. B.... ....

    Did you ever see "The Pop Monterey Festival"? His performance in it is amazing! If you can, rent it from Netflix or whatever rental store/site you use!

  45. n.... ....

    so true, great voice, sings like a guy who is about 45

  46. G.... C....

    THIS SHIT , ALL DAY !

  47. o.... ....

    His voice was surprisingly well-seasoned, considering he was only in his mid-twenties.

  48. N.... S....

    10 yrs old and I love redding's music. You should see him sing this live

  49. G.... C....

    in my head all day

  50. R.... ....

    Taringa? lol

  51. E.... ....

    Mmmm.....I like to fuck my cat....

  52. C.... ....

    The finest soul singer who ever lived (imho)

  53. m.... ....

    Why do i always get constipation from throwing house parties?

  54. N.... V....

    Way too soon !

  55. S.... M....

    108,354 views. 0 dislikes. Thought so.

  56. j.... ....

    The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame listed three Redding recordings ("Shake," "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," and "Try a Little Tenderness") among its list of "The 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll." Rolling Stone ranked Redding #21 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

  57. R.... ....

    Live version is better, in my opinion. Great song either way, though.

  58. J.... ....

    RED LETTER MEDIA!

  59. M.... Z....

    Email me if you'd like a pizza roll.

  60. B.... C....

    A fantastic cover of the Sam Cooke classic. Forty three years after his passing, Otis Redding's music still and always will matter.