There's an old superstition Way down south Everybody believes that trouble won't stay If you shake it away When they hold a revival Way down south Everybody with care and trouble that day Tries to shake it away Shakin' the blues away Unhappy news away If you are blue it's easy to Shake off your cares and troubles Telling the blues to go They may refuse to go But as a rule they'll go if you'll Shake 'em away Do like the voodoos do Listenin' to a voodoo melody They shake their body so To and fro With every shake A lucky break Provin' that there's a way To chase your cares away If you would lose your weary blues Shake 'em away, shake 'em away