Released: November 11, 1981

Songwriter: Michael Jackson Randy Jackson (J5)

Producer: The Jacksons

[Verse 1: Michael Jackson]
I don't know what's going happen to you, baby
But I do know that I love ya
You walk around this town
With your head all up in the sky
And I do know that I want ya

[Chorus: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Let's dance, let's shout (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Yeah yeah, hoo

[Verse 2: Michael Jackson]
You tease me with your lovin'
To play hard to get
'Cause you do know that I love ya
You walk around this town
With your head all up in the sky
And you do know that I want ya

[Chorus: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Let's dance, let's shout (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground

[Bridge: The Jacksons]
Shake your body down
Shake your body down
Shake your body down
Shake your body down

[Verse 3: Michael Jackson]
You're the spark that lit
The fire inside of me
'Cause you know that I love it
I need to do just something
To get closer to your soul
And you do know that I want ya

[Chorus: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Let's dance (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance (Dance), let's shout (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance (Dance), let's shout (Shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance (Dance, shout)
Shake it over

[Bridge: Michael Jackson]
Girl, shake it over, hoo
You know, darlin', let's go do it

[Chorus: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Let's dance, let's shout (Dance, shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance (Dance), let's shout (Dance, shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance (Dance), let's shout (Dance, shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance (Dance, dance, shout)
Listen to me now

[Interlude: Michael Jackson & The Jacksons]
How you doin' out there?
How you feel?
Everybody put your hands in the air like this, come on
Put up your hands like this, come on
House lights, woo
Together like this, come on
Come on, like this, come on, come on
Look around you
It ain't nothin' but a groove, y'all
Break it down
Hoo, hee, hoo, hee, hoo, hee, hoo, hee
Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee
Get on down
Shake your body (Shake your body)
Your mighty body (Your mighty body)
Shake your body (Shake your body)
Your lovely body (Your lovely body)
Shake your body (Shake your body)
Your mighty body (Your mighty body)
Shake your body (Shake your body)
You got such a lovely body (Your lovely body)
Shake your booty (Shake your booty)
Your mighty booty (Your mighty booty)
Shake your booty (Shake your booty)
Your mighty booty (Your mighty booty)
Your lovely booty (Your lovely booty)
Your pretty booty (Your pretty booty)
Shake your body (Your body)
Freely (Freely), OW (OW)

[Chorus: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Let's dance (Dance), let's shout (Dance, shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance (Dance), let's shout (Dance, shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance (Dance), let's shout (Dance, shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
(Dance, dance, shout)

[Outro: Michael Jackson]
Good night, everybody
We love you
We love you, we love you Providence, we love you, we love you

The Jacksons

The Jackson 5, renamed The Jacksons in 1975, was a popular American band in the late 60s-70s. The group consisted of brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine (who left in 1975), Marlon, Michael, and Randy (who officially joined in 1975).