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What’d I SayJerry Lee Lewis

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?)

Jerry Lee Lewis

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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