I went from London to Paris and then All the way to Bombay, yeah   And strange things would happen to me every day   One night I went out dancing, in a beer barrel by the bay   Kids were dancing in a strange new way   They sang, what we want we can't get, So we just try to forget   It's a mean old world, And we need something to get away with   We get the shakes, shakes, 'til all is a blur   We get the shakes, shakes, our brains in a whirl   Every boy and girl is shaking around the world   Now I'm a shaking missionary, Got to get my message through, yeah   Whatever it takes I'm gonna give them, shakes to all of you   You'll be shaking in Detroit city, and on the beach of Waikiki   I'm gonna drive you nuts, 'til you're shaking your butts, along with me   'Cos what you want you can't get, So you must try to forget   Well it's a mean old world, And you need something to get away with   You got to shake, shake, 'til all is a blur   You got to shake, shake, Your brain is a whirl   Every boy and girl is shaking around the world