Little Orphan Annie and Sweet Sue too They've been coming around Gives 'em somethin' to do Their mamas all warned 'em not to come to town It got into their blood Now they gonna get down Shakin' street it's got that beat shakin' street where all the kids meet Shakin' street it's got that sound Shakin' street say you gotta get down Streetlight Sammy decided to make the trip All the way from New Jersey On his girlfriend's tip He pulled into town and met Skinny Leg Pete Said come here, boy I heard about the streets I heard about the place where all the kids go Now, I'm about to flip I just gotta know about Well the kids on shakin' street never give in 'Cause all of their lives they've been livin' in sin You know that they're bad / You know that they're mad They take for the takin' They shake for the shakin' Shakin' Shakin' Shakin' The folks keep complaining they find it so shockin' All the kids wanna do is just keep on rockin' They ain't got no time to think about stoppin' They gotta get down and do a little stompin' Now Sally Baker wants to shake her shaker And Bobby C. says he's gonna take her to Shakin' street . . .