Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Hank Ballard

Producer: Shelby Singleton Jr.

I said a shake baby shake baby shake till the meat rolls off your bones
Shake baby shake baby shake till your mama and your papa come home
Shake baby shake I just love your sexy ways

Well upside down and all around baby don't be late let's bop the town
Come on baby shake baby come here baby come on baby
Come on baby I love your sexy ways now

Well grandpa he's too old to go he got a shake it just a little to the rock'n roll
So shake baby shake shake baby shake shake baby shake I love your sexy ways
Come on now...

Jerry Lee Lewis was a leading figure in the popularization of rock & roll during the 1950s. He was first signed to Sun Records in 1956 where he was labelmates with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and other early rock artists. Of those musicians, however, he was the only piano player and combined with his heavy-handed playing style, sexually suggestive lyrics, and provocative stage antics he came to epitomize the rebelliousness of the genre.

He rose to international fame for his 1957 versions of the songs “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”

Lewis' popularity rapidly tumbled, however, when in 1958, when at the age of 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin. Though this scandal continued to tarnish his image, Lewis never retired from music. As of October 2015, he continues to perform live.

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