Little Feat Shakeytown Lyrics

Shakeytown Lyrics

P. Barrere, M. Kibbee 





First time that I saw her 

down at the predator's ball 

She was lookin' ore thatn a little bit lost 

Like this was her very first cattle call 

She was a quick understudy 

She learned to use her appeal 

'Cause now all you hear is the squeal of the wheels 

Of her super-nice over-priced automobile, yeah 



She's makin my heart beat 

Jumpin' at every turn 

A hundred miles an hour, yeah 

Like she's got money to burn 



Whoa, she's an overnight sensation 

Oh yeah, she knows her way around 

Won't waste time on conversation 

Gonna take ya right down 

Down to Shakeytown 



Ya' know she took me honky-tonkin' 

Out on the Westside Drive 

Whe was star at the monkey bar 

And I was social suicide 

And now she's off in a corner 

With a Hollywood wheel 

Lookin' to hook a development deal for 

Fifty grand, honey, and all she can steal 



She got the hang of the fast life 

She gets thte parts that don't speak 

She introduce me to jack-knife 

That's her agent this week 



Whoa, she's an overnight sensation 

Oh yeah, she knows her way around 

Won't waste time on conversation 

Gonna take ya right down 

Down to Shakeytown 

She will take you down 

Take you all the way down 

Down to Shakeytown 



Got a Czech director, yeah 

And her Italian camera man 

Ya know they try to protect her 

But she's doin' the best that she can 



Whoa, she's an overnight sensation 

Oh yeah, she knows her way around 

Won't waste time on conversation 

Gonna take ya right down 

Down to Shakeytown 

She will take you down 

Take you all the way down 

Down to Shakeytown 

She will take you down 

Take you all the way down 

Down to Shakeytown