Booker (Bukka) White - Shake 'Em On Down

Lyrics - Shake 'Em On Down

Get your nightcap mamma,
And your gown
Night before day
We gonna
Shake 'em on down

I need some time holler, now
Oh, must I shake 'em on down
I done shout hollerin', now
Must I shake 'em on down

Too much is debted to me
Through the week
Save these chili peppers
Some ol' rainy day, here

Best I'm hollerin', now
Ooh, must I shake 'em on down
I done shout hollerin', now
Must I shake 'em on down, now

Fix my supper
Let me go to bed
This white lightnin' done gone
To my head

Oh, must I holler now
Ooh, must I shake 'em on down
I done shout hollerin', now
Must I shake 'em on down

I ain't been in Georgia, babe
I been told
Georgia women got the best
Jellyroll

These nights time holler, now
Oh, must I shake 'em on down
I done shout hollerin', mama
Must I shake 'em on down

See See mama, heard
You, done-done
Made me love you, now I know
Man done coming

Best I'm hollerin', now
Oh, must I shake 'em on down
I done shout hollerin', mama
Must I shake 'em on down

Pretty girl's got
They don't know
What it is
Make me drunk at that old
Whiskey still

It's best I'm hollerin', now
Oh, must I shake 'em on down
I done shout hollerin'
Must I shake 'em on down

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Bukka White
• Shake 'Em On Down
• Booker T. White
• Mississippi Blues
• slide guitar
• Delta

[roussos87]

please please please what does "shake em on down" mean......?

[MeekyTheWild]

@roussos87

"Shake em on down" means to ignore your problems, shake em loose, let them go... no, wait...

or doesn't it mean to "get down," as in, have sex?

Really, I think it means to stop sending me private messages and comments regarding the meaning, and just enjoy the tune.

[busessuck1]

it's :

"Get your nightcap mamma,

and your gown"

[MeekyTheWild]

@busessuck1

* Fixed

[Zerrith]

Rip off of Led Zeppelin's Hats Off to Roy Harper. LOLJK it's the other way around.

[bigfrank1961]

One of the greats.

[RTB5556]

Blind Owl Wilson from Canned learned how Booker played some of his tunes. Wilson went on to do his Blues usiing Bukka's similar style..

[Sheindie]

Booker T. White ('Bukka') tried to teach his first cousin how to play slide - but B.B. King couldn't learn it :p

[MeekyTheWild]

@roussos87

Sorry, I'm an asshole sometimes. Good luck with your research.

[kildare97]

@Zerrith That was a blues medley.

I can't remember the name of the other songs tho

[OctoDunn]

Also, compare this to Lone Wolf Blues by Oscar Buddy Woods. I'm not sure which was first.