I went from London to Paris and then All the way to Bombay, yeah
And strange things would happen to me every day
One night I went out dancing, in a beer barrel by the bay
Kids were dancing in a strange new way
They sang, what we want we can´t get, So we just try to forget
It´s a mean old world, And we need something to get away with
We get the shakes, shakes, ´til all is a blur
We get the shakes, shakes, our brains in a whirl
Every boy and girl is shaking around the world
Now I´m a shaking missionary, Got to get my message through, yeah
Whatever it takes I´m gonna give them, shakes to all of you
You´ll be shaking in Detroit city, and on the beach of Waikiki
I´m gonna drive you nuts, ´til you´re shaking your butts, along with me
´Cos what you want you can´t get, So you must try to forget
Well it´s a mean old world, And you need something to get away with
You got to shake, shake, ´til all is a blur
You got to shake, shake, Your brain is a whirl
Every boy and girl is shaking around the world