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Shake That Tambourine

Words & Music by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye

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Shake That Tambourine

Words & Music by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye

Shake... the little tambourine
Shake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling
Shake, shake my little dancin' queen
Shake that tambourine, that tambourine

I can hear them dancing, in the marketplace
Swishin' and a-swirlin', in their' silks and lace
Bracelets keep a-clinking, on their' tiny feet
And with their tambourines they keep the beat

Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes
They make music, wherever they go
Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb

Shake, shake the little tambourine
Shake a-ring a-jing-a-ling-a-ling
Shake,shake my little dancin' queen
That tambourine, that tambourine

I heard their talent, open palace doors
Every night they're dancin', on those marble floors
Kings may bow before them, but they'll be my own
Then they'll shake their thing for me alone

Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes
They make music, wherever they go
Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb

Shake, shake the little tambourine
Shake a-ring a-jing-a-ling-a-ling
Shake,shake my little dancin' queen
That tambourine, that

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Elvis sang Shake That Tambourine in his 1965 film Harum Scarum. He recorded the song, which was written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, in February 1965, at RCA's Nashville Studios.


Shake... the little tambourine Shake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling Shake, shake my little dancin' queen Shake that tambourine, that tambourine I can hear them dancing, in the marketplace Swishin' and a-swirlin', in their' silks and lace Bracelets keep a-clinking, on their' tiny feet And with their tambourines they keep the beat Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes They make music, wherever they go Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb Shake, shake the little tambourine Shake a-ring a-jing-a-ling-a-ling Shake,shake my little dancin' queen That tambourine, that tambourine I heard their talent, open palace doors Every night they're dancin', on those marble floors Kings may bow before them, but they'll be my own Then they'll shake their thing for me alone Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes They make music, wherever they go Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb Shake, shake the little tambourine Shake a-ring a-jing-a-ling-a-ling Shake,shake my little dancin' queen That tambourine, that

Elvis sang Shake That Tambourine in his 1965 film Harum Scarum. He recorded the song, which was written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, in February 1965, at RCA's Nashville Studios.