Mc5

Shakin Street

Verse
Little Orphan Annie and Sweet Sue too,They've been coming around ,Gives 'em s
somethin' to do. Their mamas all warned 'em not to come to town. It got into their
blood, Now they gonna get down .
Chorus
Shakin' street it's got that beat. Shakin' street where all the kids meet . Shakin'
street it's got that sound. Shakin' street say you gotta get down .
Verse 2
Streetlight Sammy decided to make the trip. All the way from New Jersey , On his
girlfriend's tip. He pulled into town and met Skinny Leg Pete. Said come here, boy I
heard about the streets. I heard about the place where all the kids go , Now, I'm
a-bout to flip , I just gotta know about .
Bridge
Well the kids on shakin' street never give in . 'Cause all of their lives they've been
in sin. You know that they're bad ,
You know that they're mad . They take for the takin' ,They shake for the shakin' . HA!
Verse 3
The folks keep complaining they find it so shockin' . All the kids wanna do is just keep
rockin' . They ain't got no time to
think about stoppin' . They gotta get down and do a little stompin' . Now Sally Baker
to shake her shaker . And Bobby
C. says he's gonna take her to.
Chorus
Shakin' street it's got that beat. Shakin' street where all the kids meet . Shakin'
street it's got that sound. Shakin' street say you gotta get down .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_jUqozpuTk
Here's a video I uploaded for the song from the “Kick out the Jams” Dvd. Its gives a
example of the rhythm. Shakin Street Was written and performed by Fred “Sonic” Smith of
MC5. Rest in Peace Fred and Rob.
Chords
Verse Chorus Bridge