Shakin' Street

Little Orphan Annie and Sweet Sue too They've been coming around, it gives 'em somethin' to do Their mama's all warned 'em not to come to town It got into their blood, now they gonna get down Shakin' Street, it's got that beat Shakin' Street, where all the kids meet Shakin' Street, it's got that sound Shakin' Street, said you gotta get down Streetlight Sammy decided to make the trip All the way from New Jersey on his girlfriend's tip He pulled into town and met Skinny Leg Pete Said, "Come here, boy, I heard about the streets I heard about the place where all the kids go Now, I'm 'bout to flip, I just gotta know about" Shakin' Street, it's got that beat Shakin' Street, where all the kids meet Shakin' Street, it's got that sound Shakin' Street, said you gotta get down Well, the kids on Shakin' Street never give in 'Cause all of their lives they've been livin' in sin You know that they're bad, you know that they're mad They take for the takin' and they shake for the shakin', huh Shakin', shakin', shakin' The folks keep complaining they find it so shockin' (Shakin' Street) And all the kids wanna do is just keep on rockin' (Shakin' Street) They ain't got no time to think about stoppin' (Shakin' Street) They gotta get down to do a little stompin' (Shakin' Street) When Sally Baker wants to shake her shaker (Shakin' Street) And Bobby is thrilled, says he's gonna take her to (Shakin' Street) Shakin' Street, it's got that beat Shakin' Street, where all the kids meet Shakin' Street, it's got that sound Shakin' Street, you gotta get down Shakin' Street, it's got that beat Shakin' Street, where all the kids meet Shakin' Street, it's got that sound Shakin' Street, say you gotta get down