"Shake Your Hips" (sometimes known as "Hip Shake") is a song written and first performed in 1965 by American bluesman, Slim Harpo.
The song has been recorded by many artists, including the Rolling Stones on their album Exile on Main St. Other renditions include those by Joan Osborne (from Bring It On Home) and the Legendary Shack Shakers (Cockadoodledon't).
I wanna tell you 'bout a dance
that's goin' around
everybody's doin' it
from the grownups down
Don't move your head
don't move your hands
don't move your lips
just shake your hips
Do the hip shake, babe
do the hip shake, babe
shake your hip, babe
shake your hip, babe
What you don't know
don't be afraid
just listen to me
and do what I say
Don't move your head
don't move your hands
don't move your lips
just shake your hips
Do the hip shake, babe
do the hip shake, babe
shake your hip, babe
shake your hip, babe
well ain't that easy
Well, I met a little girl
in a country town
she said, 'What do you know
there's Slim Harpo!'
Didn't move her head
didn't move her hands
didn't move her lips
just shook her hips
Do the hip shake, babe
do the hip shake, babe
shake your hip, babe
shake your hip, babe
well ain't that easy