Rattle Me, Shake Me

Well, I was out on the street, about nine o'clock,

Kicking up my heels, just a-taking a walk,

Smiling a smile, singing a song,

Swinging my arms, just trucking along,

And wasn't it a shame that I had to stop?

I was rudely interrupted by a mean old cop, who said...

"Kid, anybody as happy as you are has got to be loaded,"

And I said, "But officer, you can..."

Rattle me, shake me,

Smell my breath and make me roll up both of my sleeves,

Search me any way you please, but I'm clean,

I got nothing to hide, (rattle me, shake me)

I said the reason I'm happy is because I've got the Spirit inside.

Well, I got back home about a quarter to ten,

My mama said, "Honey, where have you been?"

She said, "I've been reading about the marijuana weed, and anybody as happy as you are has got to be doing something wrong,"

And I said, "But Mama, you can..."

Rattle me, shake me,

Smell my breath and make roll up both of my sleeves,

Search me any way you please, but I'm clean,

I got nothing to hide, no, (rattle me, shake me)

The only reason I'm happy is because I've got the Spirit inside.

You know the very next day, I was off to school,

By this time I knew I had to play it cool,

I got to my class and I sat in my place,

But I forgot all about the smile on my face,

The teacher saw me grinning and she asked me what for,

When I told her I was happy,

She marched me out the door, and straight to the principal's office,

And he said, "I'm sorry, but anybody as happy as you are has got to have been smoking in the boys room,"

I said, "But sir, I'm a girl,"

And you can...

Rattle me, shake me,

Smell my breath and make roll up both of my sleeves,

Search me any way you please, but I'm clean,

I got nothing to hide, (rattle me, shake me)

Oh, the only reason I'm happy is because I've got Jesus inside,