Songwriter: Ray Charles
Producer: Sam Phillips (Producer)
Yeah, mama don't treat me wrong
Come and love your daddy all night long, alright
Hey hey, uh-huh, alright
See the gal with the diamond ring?
She knows how to shake that thing, alright
Hey hey, uh-huh, alright
Tell your mama, tell your pa
I'm gon' send you back to Arkansas
Honey, you don't do it right (ain't do it right, baby)
You don't do it right
Yeah!
See the woman with the red dress on?
She can d-d-d-d-do it, do it all night long, alright
Hey, hey
Uh-huh, alright
Let's get it now
Tell me what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me what I'll say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Baby, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
What'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Yeah, I wanna know (I wanna know)
Honey, I wanna know (I wanna know)
Ooh, I wanna know (I wanna know)
I wanna know (I wanna know)
Honey, I wanna know (I wanna know)
Honey, I wanna know (I wanna know)
Woah, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Honey, shake a-that thing (baby, shake that thing)
I'm-a shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Ooh, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Oh, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Baby, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Woah, gimme one more time (baby, what'd I say?)
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme
Oh don't worry about it baby, we're gonna hang it in
Oh, baby, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
I'm-a, shake a-that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Ooh, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Sh-sh-sh-sh-shake a-that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Oh baby, won't you shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Baby, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Woah, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what I'll say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Woo, tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what I'd say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Woo, tell me what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Oh, tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
C'mon tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Baby, what'd I say? (tell me what'd I say?)
Come and love your daddy all night long, alright
Hey hey, uh-huh, alright
See the gal with the diamond ring?
She knows how to shake that thing, alright
Hey hey, uh-huh, alright
Tell your mama, tell your pa
I'm gon' send you back to Arkansas
Honey, you don't do it right (ain't do it right, baby)
You don't do it right
Yeah!
See the woman with the red dress on?
She can d-d-d-d-do it, do it all night long, alright
Hey, hey
Uh-huh, alright
Let's get it now
Tell me what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me what I'll say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Baby, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
What'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Yeah, I wanna know (I wanna know)
Honey, I wanna know (I wanna know)
Ooh, I wanna know (I wanna know)
I wanna know (I wanna know)
Honey, I wanna know (I wanna know)
Honey, I wanna know (I wanna know)
Woah, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Honey, shake a-that thing (baby, shake that thing)
I'm-a shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Ooh, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Oh, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Baby, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Woah, gimme one more time (baby, what'd I say?)
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme
Oh don't worry about it baby, we're gonna hang it in
Oh, baby, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
I'm-a, shake a-that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Ooh, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Sh-sh-sh-sh-shake a-that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Oh baby, won't you shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Baby, shake that thing (baby, shake that thing)
Woah, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what I'll say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Woo, tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what I'd say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Tell me, what I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Woo, tell me what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Oh, tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
C'mon tell me, what'd I say? (tell me, what'd I say?)
Baby, what'd I say? (tell me what'd I say?)
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