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I had a gal, she was little and slim
Used to let me shake it, but she don't no more
Shook it in the kitchen, shook it in the hall
The way my baby shake it, baby, lawd, lawd, lawd
Baby's in the cradle, brother's gone to town
Sister in the dinin' room, tryin' on a gown
Mama's in the kitchen, just messin' all around
Daddy's on the housetop and he won't come down
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SOLO (Spoken: Oh, play it, boy)
Ah, Papa saw a chicken walkin' across the yard
Picked up a rock and hit the chicken hard
Now you know, chicken is dead
Baby's in the cradle and the gravy's on the bread
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We was walkin' down on Market Street
Where the women, men all do meet
Gotta shake your shoulders, shake 'em fast
If you can't shake your shoulders shake your --
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We was walkin' down on Market Street
Rheumatism caught all in her feet
She bent down for to rub her leg
You know, the same thing struck her in her yas-yas-yas
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Hello, here Mama, look at sis
Out in the back yard doin' that twist
"Come in here, dirty sow
Tryin' to shake your shoulders and you don't know how."
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