So cold up North till the birds can't sing The people down South, shakin' that thing Oh, shake that thing, oh, shake that thing Well, the people down South will always shake that thing I laid down last night, I was awful sick I woke up this mornin', she had my toecaps fixed So I could shake that thing, so I could shake that thing I went down to the station, up to the train I couldn't buy no ticket for shakin' that thing Oh, shake that thing, oh, shake that thing Well, the people down South will always shake that thing I went down to the railroad, I laid my head on the track The train come along and it broke my back Now, I can shake that thing, know I can shake that thing Well, the people down South will always shake that thing