Released around 1960, this single was one of many songs later covered by notable artists, including Jack White in 2012. The original is one of the most important pieces of early R&B/Rock and Roll.
When ya touch my hand and talk sweet talk
I got a knockin' in my knees and a wobble in my walk
I'm tremblin'
And I'm shakin'
A-when ya take me in your arms to talk romance
My heart starts doin' the Saint Vitus dance
And I'm pantin'
And I'm shakin'
Early in the mornin' time
Late in the middle of the night
Whenever this chill comes over me
I wanna hug you with all of my might, ayy, ayy
And I'm sweatin'
And I'm shakin'
A chill and a fever, so I've been told
Makes your head spin around and your feet run cold
I got fever
And I'm shakin'
Feel like I been run through the mill
I can't move around and I can't stand still
I'm so jittery
And I'm shakin'
Samson was a mighty good man
Strongest in his day
And then along came Delilah and clipped his wig
And it looks like you took me the same old way
So, I'm nervous
And I'm shakin'
Well, a storm rocks a ship on a sea
The wind shakes the leaves on a tree
I'm like a nervous wreck, I'm all shook up
And that's what you are doin' to me
'Cause I'm jumpin'
And I'm shakin'
And I'm jumpin'
And I'm shakin'
Shakin', shakin', shakin', shakin'
Shakin', mm-mm
Oh, I'm shakin'
Shakin', I'm shakin', oh, I'm shakin'
Shakin', I'm shakin'
I’m Shakin’ was written by Rudy Toombs.