From the recording COOL FREDDIE E & THE CREW - VOLUME I
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" is a twelve bar blues-form song, written in 1954 by Jesse Stone (usually credited as Charles E. Calhoun, his songwriting name). It was originally recorded by Big Joe Turner. and most successfully by Bill Haley & His Comets. The song as sung by Big Joe Turner is ranked number 127 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Lyrics
"SHAKE, RATTLE, & ROLL" LYRICS
BIG JOE TURNER - 1954
Get outta that bed, and wash your face and hands.
Yeah get outta that bed, and wash your face and hands.
Yeah get in the kitchen, make some noise with the pots and pans.
Well, you wear low dresses, the sun comes shining through.
Yeah, you wear low dresses, the sun comes shining through.
I can't believe my eyes all that mess belongs to you.
I believe to my soul you're a devil in nylon hose.
I believe to my soul you're a devil in nylon hose.
Well, the harder I work, well the faster my money goes
I said shake, rattle, & roll.
Shake, rattle, & roll.
Shake, rattle, & roll.
Shake, rattle, & roll.
Well you don’t do right just to save your doggone soul.
(Instrumental)
I'm like a one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store.
I'm like a one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store.
Well, I can look at you and tell you ain't no child no more.
I said, over the hill and way down underneath.
I said, over the hill and way down underneath.
You make me roll my eyes, yeah baby make me grit my teeth.
I said shake, rattle, & roll.
Shake, rattle, & roll.
Shake, rattle, & roll.
Shake, rattle, & roll.
Well you don’t do right just to bless your doggone soul.
Well, shake, rattle, & roll.