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Together Through Life · 2009

Shake Shake Mama

Written with Robert Hunter, it is a raw, fast blues shuffle in the second half of Together Through Life.

The words

A restless man urges a woman to dance and shake, mixing lust with grumbling about his troubles.

The song is a party blues: the singer calls on a woman to move, while slipping in boasts and complaints about his own hard situation. Its verses are short and punchy, each returning to the title cry. The music is a rough, driving shuffle with stinging guitar and accordion, and Dylan growls through it in the spirit of old Chicago and Memphis records.

Words by Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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The words

A restless man urges a woman to dance and shake, mixing lust with grumbling about his troubles.

The song is a party blues: the singer calls on a woman to move, while slipping in boasts and complaints about his own hard situation. Its verses are short and punchy, each returning to the title cry. The music is a rough, driving shuffle with stinging guitar and accordion, and Dylan growls through it in the spirit of old Chicago and Memphis records.

Words by Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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