Lyrics

Song Title : Shake Me Like A Monkey

Artist : Dave Matthews Band

1. Why did you choose this song? Why is it important to you?
It's a very well written song, with great lyrics and a good message. It's one of the few songs on my iPod that makes me want to move or dance.

2. What is the story in the lyrics?
It's a love song, Dave Matthews is singing about his lover/wife/girlfriend. He's talking about how perfect she is.

3. What is the structure?
The song has no real structure, it goes from free-verse to AAAA in the first verse, and ABCB in the third

4. What is the emotional tone or mood?
The song is extremely up-beat, it makes you want to move.

5. What is the message or lesson?
There isn't really a lesson or message, it's more just a song about one person

6. What is the intention of this piece of music?
I think it's Dave's way of telling the world how much he loves this woman, or just a way of communicating what love is.

Shake Me Like A Monkey lyricsThe thing I like about you
Is the way you
The way that you do
The thing I like about you

God or the Devil alone
Could not have made you up
The two must have worked
As one together

So good just wanna eat you up
Nothing like the real thing
Lick your sticky fingers boy
And sing for your dinner sing

Come on pretty baby
Make me lose my mind
Everybody get together
Gonna make love shine

[Chorus]
Do you know what it is
To feel the light of love inside you
And all the darkness falls away
If you feel the way I feel
Then I believe we have the answer
I've been searching for tonight
Love me baby, love me baby
Shake me like a monkey, baby
Forever I'm yours, yours, yours
Yeah forever I am

I, I, I
Can't stop thinking 'bout you
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Why would I want to

I like my coffee
With toast and jelly
But I'd rather be licking
From your back to your belly

I, I, I
Think that I'm going to

[Chorus]

Cigarettes and coffee
Broken hearts and being lonely
Little girls and ponies
Things that go together

Yes and no
You have to choose
Romeo and Juliet
The hangman and his noose
You and me we go good together

Kiss, kiss make a wish
Hope that it comes true
I ain't waiting for the world to change
Gonna change the world for you

Come on pretty baby
Make you lose your mind
Everybody get together
Gonna make love shine

[Chorus]

Come on everybody
Make me lose my mind
Everybody get together
Gonna make love shine.