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U Gotta Shake Something

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U Gotta Shake Something

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(U are listening 2 W.O.O.L., your alternative music station)

If U decide 2 get in a key, it's E-flat

Grace

(Here's the brand new one by The Flesh, "U Gotta Shake Something")

4 love

U gotta shake something, what U got 2 lose?

What U got 2 lose?

U gotta shake something, what U got 2 lose?

U gotta shake something, what U gonna do? Yeah {x2}

Blow Eric, huh! Ow! Uh, damn!

Jimmy Black & The Whites

U gotta shake something, what U gonna do? Yeah

Jimmy White & The Blacks

Damn! Something

Blow Eric, come on, don't stop, say "Uh!"

U gotta shake something, uh

U gotta.. U gotta.. U gotta.. U gotta shake something (something)

If your pants' 2 tight (They're far 2 tight)

Shake it with us 2night (Shake it, baby {x3})

Hey, U gotta shake something (something, baby)

Ow! U gotta shake (U gotta shake)

(If U feel all tight, I feel alright)

Go go, huh

U gotta shake

Drop out the bass

U gotta shake

Levi, get up, I wanna say, I wanna say "Uh!"

U gotta shake something ... uh!

U gotta shake something (something)

If, ha, if your pants' 2 tight

(U gotta shake something ... uh!)

Shake it with us 2night

(U gotta shake something ... uh!)

U gotta shake something {x2}

[Baby], U gotta shake something

What's the matter, honey, U tired?

U gotta shake something, hey!

U gotta

Levi, stop!

Everybody, B-flat, come on

U gotta shake something

Go back B-flat, come on, I say "Uh!"

U're not sexy, get out o' my house

Get out o' my house

Levi, stop!

Everybody, B-flat, come on, say..

U gotta shake something ... uh

U gotta shake something

B-flat, huh, come on (Uh)

I gotta stop and tune the guitar

Yeah, ha ha

U can't fuck with us 2night

U gotta shake something

Yeehaw!

Go back E-flat, come on, don't...

See the girl over there

Polka dot dress on, yeah

It don't matter, no care

I put the.. U got the sexy gown, yeah

Can I get up under that dress, honey?

Shake something

(Hey, come on, wait a minute)

U know I feel alright

U gotta, gotta shake something 2night, 2night

(Shake it then, honey, shake it, good God, huh)

U're gonna be alright

I won't do U no wrong

Eric, blow! Ow!

Looka here

Looks like rain, come on

(Shake) {repeat in BG}

Go go, uh

U got any old James Brown records?

U gotta shake something in here

(Sing, ha) U can't fuck with us {x2}

Sing

Uh, ha, U can't fuck with us {repeat in BG}

U gotta shake something

U got any old Otis Redding records?

U know what I'm talking about

Huh, hey!

Red drums set up in this ... ow!

Drop out the bass, Levi, stop!

B-flat, uh

(Shake) {repeat in BG}

Go go, uh

Eric, stop! Uh

That's the way 2 say it: Uh!

Eric, blow! Uh

It's alright

Levi? Why'd U stop Levi, why'd U stop, come on, uh!

(Shake, shake shake shake) {repeat in BG}

I wanna hear some Red drums in here

Ow!

Jungle love, yeah, when I gotta love, yeah

Levi, go go

Fellas, uh, U can't fuck with us {repeat in BG}

On the 1

1 time, huh {x2}

Hold it, stop stop

Levi

2 times, huh

Ow, good God!

(Shake) {repeat in BG}

Levi, U know U will have 2 excuse me, we just bought a new car

Oh, we just bought a used car

Don't laugh

U can't fuck with us

Something 4 all the white peoples

(Shake, shake shake shake) {repeat in BG to the end}

What key we in? OK

Baby, when we start 2 sweat

Baby, U ain't seen nothin' yet

I got big ol' biceps and a sexy ass

U can't fuck with me, mama, I'll break your glass eye

Alright, Sammy, good God

Feel the funk

U know what I'm talkin' about

Sammy

(Shake, U gotta shake something) {repeat in BG to the end}

U ever seen a black man play guitar with no clothes on?

I ain't bullshittin', uh

U can't fuck with us

Washington wives, U can't fuck with us

Sometime, sometime, sometime I can't.. I can't..

I can't make up my mind

(I love it)

I'll say whatever I want 2

U can't fuck with me, no

Ride, honey, ride, honey

Levi, stop!

Fade this shit out, we gotta 2 get the..

Fade this shit out, come on Cole, shit

U can't fuck with us

I'm afraid, U know, U can't fuck with us

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