SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL

Original Big Joe Turner version

Get outta that bed, wash your face and hands
Get outta that bed, wash your face and hands
Well you get in that kitchen, make some noise with the pots and pans

Way you wear those dresses, the sun comes shining through
Way you wear those dresses, the sun comes shining through
I can't believe my eyes, all that mess belongs to you

I believe to my soul you're the devil and now I know
I believe to my soul you're the devil and now I know
Well the more I work, the faster my money goes

I said shake, rattle and roll, shake, rattle and roll
Shake, rattle and roll, shake, rattle and roll
Well you won't do right to save your doggone soul

Yeah, blow Joe

I'm like a one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store
I'm like a one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store
Well I can look at you till you ain't no child no more

Ah shake, rattle and roll, shake, rattle and roll
Shake, rattle and roll, shake, rattle and roll
Well you won't do right to save your doggone soul

I get over the hill and way down underneath
I get over the hill and way down underneath
You make me roll my eyes, even make me grit my teeth

I said shake, rattle and roll, shake, rattle and roll
Shake, rattle and roll, shake, rattle and roll
Well you won't do nothing to save your doggone soul

Shake, rattle and roll

Info

SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL is a song written by Jesse Stone (under his songwriting pseudonym of Charles E. Calhoun) and originally released by Big Joe Turner as a single in 1954. The above lyrics are for the original Big Joe Turner version of SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL as released in 1954.

Joe Turner And His Blues Kings -- "Shake, Rattle And Roll / You Know I Love You"

7" single - Atlantic (1026) - USA, 1954

Bruce Springsteen's Version

Bruce Springsteen performed SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL live a few times in his career. See the live 02 Sep 1995 version for more details.

Available Versions

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