Well, you gotta shake around little baby
You gotta move little baby
Then you get around little baby
You start slowing down a little baby
When the record starts a-groovin'
Let your body start a-moving' shake around
Now the cats will start this too
When they see my baby do the shake around
All you chicks who think you're cool
You better learn how to do the shake around
When the record starts a-groovin'
Let your body start a-moving' shake around
Ooh yeah!

When you get a funny feelin'
Like a rockin' and a reelin', shake around
When the cats begin to grinnin'
And all the chicks will start a-spinnin', shake around
But when the record starts a-groovin'
Let your body start a-moving' shake around
Well, you gotta shake around little baby
You gotta move little baby
And you get around little baby
You gotta slow it down a little baby
'Cause when the record starts a-groovin'
Let your body start a-moving' shake around
Yeah-yeah, that's right!

Now the cats will start this too
When they see my baby do the shake around
All you chicks who think you're cool
You better learn how to do the shake around
And when the record starts a-groovin'
Let your body start a-moving' shake around
Well, when you get a funny feelin'
Like a rockin' and a reelin', shake around
When the cats a-start a-grinnin'
And all the chicks'll start a-spinnin', shake around
When the record starts a-groovin'
Let your body start moving' shake around
Well, you gotta shake around little baby
You gotta move a little baby
And you get around little baby
You start to slow it down a little baby
When the record starts a-groovin'
Let your body start a-moving' shake around
Well, you gotta shake around little baby
You gotta move a little baby
You start to slow it down a little baby
[Fade]

Also recorded by Tommy Blake