When you meet a person
you don’t know
And he’s afraid to speak
Walk right up and take his hand
And shake it to the beat
Music is a better way
To get your message through
So come on brother
reach right out
And I’ll shake hands with you

Everybody just shake it,
 just shake it
Grab that hand and
shake it to the beat
Everybody lets shake it,
you got a chance now take it
make that move
you gotta take it to the street

When a person reaches out to you
Boy I think that’s great
Walk right up and say hello
And give that hand a shake
When people feel you really care
And the feeling is sincere
The very air that once was there
now will disappear

Everybody lets shake it,
 just shake it
Grab that hand and
shake it to the beat
Everybody lets shake it,
you got a chance now take it
Make that move you’ve
got to take it to the street

Shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it
Come on now
(shake it, shake it)
Shake those hands
(shake it, shake it)
Grab that hand
(shake it, shake it)
Now shake it to the beat
(shake it, shake it)
Yeah, grab that hand
(shake it, shake it)
and shake it to the beat
(shake it)

Shake it, everybody just shake it
Grab that hand and
shake it to the beat
Everybody lest shake it
You have got the chance,
make that move
And take it to the street

Come on everybody
shake those hands
(Shake!)