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Shake! Lyrics by ​The Time

Graffiti Bridge

1990

[Intro]
Shake!

[Verse 1]
Hey, hey, people, what you come here for?
Come on, everybody, let's get out on the floor
All the pretty girls shaking what they got
The boys swear to God that they're all too hot

[Chorus]
Everybody shake
You got to shake something, my lord
Shake!
You got to shake something

[Verse 2]
Come on, pretty baby, now don't be shy
New liberated girl, ask a guy
We can go dancing, baby, every night
(Shake! Shake, shake, shake! Shake!)
But you got to shake your body 'til the early, early light

[Chorus]
Everybody shake
(Shake, shake, shake)
You got to shake something, my lord
Shake!
(Shake, shake, shake)
You got to shake something
Sing with me now
Oooh-ooh

[Verse 3]
Lucy's standing there with the false hair on
Don't shake it too hard or that hair will be gone
Marilyn's so worried 'bout her two left feet
Pretty thing keeps worrying about keeping on the beat

[Chorus]
That don't matter, y'all, come on
Shake! Oh, lord, you got to shake something
Everybody shake
(Shake, shake, shake)
You got to shake something
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Shake!
Come on, y'all
You got to shake something
Shake!
(Shake, shake, shake)

[Outro]
Every-everybody
Hey, hey, people, what you come here for?
(We want to shake something)
Come on, everybody, let's get out on the floor
(Got to shake something)
You shake it to the north, you can shake it to the south
(Got to shake something)
(Somebody help me with this)
Shake!
If you come to party now, open up your mouth
(You got to shake something)
Come on, oh, yeah, yeah
Shake! Shake
(You got to shake something)
Oh, don't stop, oh
Shake!
(Shake, shake, shake)
Shake!
(Shake on it... for me)
Shake!
You're hired, let's go
Shake! Shake!
Got to shake something

About “Shake!” by ​The Time

Read the complete lyrics to "Shake!" by ​The Time from the album "Graffiti Bridge" in 1990. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Soundtrack, Pop, R&B.

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"Shake!" appears on "Graffiti Bridge" in 1990.

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