Shake It Up And Go

by B.B. King Jules Bihari recording of 1998 from Blues on the Bayou (MCA 11879) You might be old, about 90 years But you ain't too old to shift them gears You can shake it up and go (Shake it up and go) Shake it up and go (Shake it up and go) You good-looking people sure can shake it up and go Mama killed a chicken, she thought it was a duck She put it on the table with his legs sticking up She had to shake it up and go (Shake it up and go) Shake it up and go (Shake it up and go) You good-looking people sure got to shake it up and go I told my baby the week before last The gait she had was just a little too fast She had to shake it up and go (Shake it up and go) Shake it up and go (Shake it up and go) You good-looking people sure got to shake it up and go Look here baby, you ain't treating me right You go out everyday, stay out late at night You got to shake it up and go, baby (Shake it up and go) You got to shake it up and go (Shake it up and go) You good-looking people sure got to shake it up and go

 

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