Music by Gene Martin, BMI; Lyrics by Preston Sturges, ASCAP ©2024

there’s a band  up on Wonderland
evil as a gallows-bird
then you’re surprised 
tears in your eyes  
they’re playin’ sweet as you ever heard
your legs start movin’ by themselves
your soul it begs to dance
in the heat of the big beat
you surrender to the trance

the sheiks of shake
make no mistake
they know how to bake your cake
bake it all night long
the sheiks of shake
smoke that rattlesnake
they know how to scratch and rake
when they sing those reggae songs

the band up on Wonderland
rakin’ in that silver and gold
money drew lawyers  
thick as flies 
fortune they foretold  
one day our heroes turned away
disappeared from this earth
the Sheiks they had their music
they knew what it was worth

the sheiks of shake
make no mistake
they know how to bake your cake
bake it all night long
the sheiks of shake
smoke that rattlesnake
they know how to scratch and rake
when they sing those reggae songs
 
sometimes a man
got to stand up tall
do what he thinks is right  
Sheiks of Shake got what it takes
to bake your cake tonight

ride on Sheiks of Shake, ride on
ride on Sheiks of Shake, ride on

Sheiks Of Shake

Sturges & Martin