Song Lyrics

Well I've been grumpy
A scrooge on the mountain
I don't want to talk to you

And I've been lazy
Drinking and hazy
But I don't wanna mess up my mood

I'm feeling restless
So let's drive to Memphis
This town is making me bleed

And I'm self conscious
Can't talk to well, but I can sing like hell
So let me be

I know my mouth needs a washin
And my mama needs me callin
And my feet keep on bleedin
Walking around in these shoes
Oh I'm just trying to shake off these blues

I'm feeling rotten
An apple in the garden
One drink at the bar don't stop the blues

And I'm feeling cocky
I'm prideful and haughty
Sometimes I think I sing better than you

I'm feeling angry
Like a devil down in Georgia
Movin down to New Orleans

And I'm feeling lonely
When it rains on the Bayou
But now I got the dirt off my jeans

I know my mouth needs a washin
And my mama needs me callin
And my feet keep on bleedin
Walking around in these shoes
Oh I'm just trying to shake off these blues

I'm sorry my friend if I've been rude
It might be bad but I want you to lose
Cuz I'm just trying to shake off these blues

You're looking scared
Like a dog up against a bear
Like I might not always love you

But I'm not your dad
I won't leave what I have
It don't matter what we go through

Oh I'm just trying
Oh I'm just trying
Yeah I'm just trying to shake off these blues
Oh I'm just trying to shake off these blues

Robert Joseph Cerny, Scott Cerny, Robert Cerny

The duration of Shaking the Blues is 4:14 minutes and seconds.