WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON^©

Jerry Lee Lewis' original version

Come on over baby, whole lotta shakin' goin' on
Yes I said come on over baby, baby you can't go wrong
We ain't fakin', whole lotta shakin' goin' on

Well I said come on over baby, we got kickin' in the barn
Oooh huh, come over baby, baby got the bull by the horn
We ain't fakin', whole lotta shakin' goin' on

Well shake it baby shake
I said shake it, baby shake
I said shake it, baby shake
I said shake it, baby shake
Come on over, whole lotta shakin goin' on
Ah let's go!

Come on!

Well I said come on over baby, we got kickin' in the barn whose barn what barn my barn
Come on over baby, baby got the bull by the horn
We ain't fakin' it, whole lotta shakin' goin' on
Easy wow, shake it
Ahhh shake it babe
Yeah
You can shake one time for me
Do the hula hussy baby, whole lotta shakin' goin' on
Now let's get real low one time now
Shake it baby shake
All you gotta do honey is kinda stand in one spot
Wiggle around just a little bit
That's what you gotta do, yeah
Oh babe whole lotta shakin' goin' on
Now let's go one time
Shake it, baby shake
Shake it, baby shake
Oooh shake it, come on baby, shake it baby shake
Come on over, whole lotta shakin' goin' on

Page last updated: 16 Mar 2008

The origins of WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON are disputed, but the writing is co-credited to Dave Williams and James Faye Hall (under the pseudonym of "Sunny David").

The song was first recorded by James Faye Hall in September 1954, and was rapidly covered by Big Maybelle and others, but it was Jerry Lee Lewis' version that found commercial success. His version was recorded on 27 May 1957 and released as a 45rpm single that year. The record reached #3 on the Billboard pop charts, # 1 on the R&B charts, # 1 on the country charts, and # 8 in the UK. Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time placed it at #61.

Jerry Lee Lewis' version of WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' was originally released in 1957 by Sun Records as a 7" single (catalogue # Sun 267) with IT'LL BE ME as the b-side. It can now be found on the Jerry Lee Lewis compilation CD 18 Original Sun Greatest Hits (Rhino label).

The above lyrics are for Jerry Lee Lewis' original version. Bruce Springsteen performed WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' live a few times over the years. Check out the live 02 Sep 1995 version for more details.

Some of the info on this page are taken from Wikipedia.