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“Shake a Tail Feather” (Otha Hayes, Verlie Rice, and Andre Williams) is a song originally recorded in 1963 by the Chicago-based group The Five Du-Tones. (This version was featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 film Hairspray). A 1967 version by James & Bobby Purify reached #25 on the Billboard H...
[Verse]
Well I heard about the fellow you've been dancing with
All over the neighborhood
So why didn't you ask me baby
Or didn't you think I could?
Well I know that the boogaloo is out of sight
But the shingaling's the thing tonight
But if that was you and me a now baby
I would have shown you how to do it right
[Pre-Chorus]
Do it right (U-huh)
Do it right (Do it right)
Do it right
Do it right
Do it right
[Chorus]
Aw...
Twistin', shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby
Hey we gonna loop de loop
Shake it out baby
Hey we gonna loop de la
[Post-Chorus]
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
[Chorus]
Aw...
Twistin', shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby
Hey we gonna loop de loop
Shake it out baby
Hey we gonna loop de la
[Post-Chorus]
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Bend over let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
Come on let me see ya shake your tailfeather
[Break]
Aww...
Come on, come on baby
Come on, yeah, come on babe, alright
Do the twist
Do the fly
Do the swim
And do the bird
Well do the duck
Aaah, and do the monkey
Hey hey, watusi
And, uh, what about the food?
Do the mashed potato
What about the boogaloo?
Oh, the bony marony
Come on let's do the twist
[Outro]
Aw...
Twistin', shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it baby
Shake a Tailfeather was written by Otha Hayes.
Shake a Tailfeather was produced by Andre Williams & Verlie Rice & Bob Tischler.