“Shakin' My Head” is an original song that is featured in The Untitled Rachel Berry Project, the twentieth and final episode of Season Five. It is sung by Mercedes (Amber Riley). The song is Mercedes' single from her debut album with Sony Music Entertainment on the episode’s storyline.
[MERCEDES]
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-ooh-oh
Eh-e-yeah, ho-oh-woah, hey-e-yeah, hey-e-yeah
Ho-ooh-woah, oh-woah
[MERCEDES, (The BACKUP DANCERS)]
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head
(Shakin' my head)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head
(Shakin' my head)
Every day when I'm a-wakin'
(Sh-sh-shakin' my head)
The questions got my head a shakin'
(Sh-sh-shakin' my head) Oh-oh
Like why does gravy give you heart attacks?
Woah-woah-oah (Sh-sh-shakin' my head)
And why do Republicans hate the blacks?
[MERCEDES with The BACKUP DANCERS, (MERCEDES)]
Hate the blacks, hate the blacks
And how come Jesus looks just like a white guy?
When he's from Palestine, that can't be right, no
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head (Oh-oh noo)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head (Hey!)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head (I don't know)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head
Sh-sh-shakin' my head
[MERCEDES with The BACKUP DANCERS (The BACKUP DANCERS)]
Sh-sh-shakin' my head
Sh-sh-shakin' my head (Shakin' my head)
[MERCEDES (The BACKUP DANCERS)]
Now all of y'all are driving hybrid cars? (Sh-sh-shakin' my head)
So why can't we put a man on Mars? (Sh-sh-shakin' my head)
Yay, yeah, yeah
Why does TV have too many ads? (Sh-sh-shakin' my head)
That's enough now
And why are dogs always licking their nads?
[MERCEDES with The BACKUP DANCERS, (MERCEDES)]
And why do we keep borrowing from China?
And why do some flowers look like vaginas?
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head (Oh-oh noo)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head (Hey!)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head (I don't know)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, (Na na-na-na-no)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head
Oh-oh-oh-oh shake it (Oh-oh-woahoh)
Oh-oh-oh-oh shake it (Oah-woah-oah-oh)
Oh-oh-oh-oh shake it (Oah-woah-oah)
Oh-oh-oh-oh shake it (Woah!)
[MERCEDES (with The BACKUP DANCERS)]
(When I fly to the heaven) God will set me straight
(Like how come I drink diet coke) and (I keep gaining weight)
(Jesus, my lord and savior) Yeah, you know it's true
(Yeah, you know it's true)
(But God, you got) explainin' to do, woahoh-oh-oh-oah
[MERCEDES with The BACKUP DANCERS, (MERCEDES)]
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head (Yeah-yeah)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head (Shakin' my head)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, (Shakin') Sh-sh-shakin' my head (Oh yeah)
Sh-sh-shakin' my head, sh-sh-shakin' my head (Oh keep on)
Oh-oh-oh-oh (What's wrong) Shake it, oh-oh-oh-oh (With the world today) shake it
Oh-oh-oh-oh shake it, (Hey) Oh-oh-oh-oh (I don't, I don't know) Shake it
Oh-oh-oh-oh (I don't know) Shake it, oh-oh-oh-oh (No-oah woah) Shake it
Oh-oh-oh-oh shake it (Oooh-oh-oh-woah-woah-aah) Oh-oh-oh-oh shake it (Hahahaha)
Shakin’ My Head was written by Peer Åström & Adam Anders.
Shakin’ My Head was produced by Ryan Murphy & Peer Åström & Adam Anders.
Glee Cast released Shakin’ My Head on Wed May 07 2014.