SHAKE ME I RATTLE (SQUEEZE ME I CRY) 

(Charles Naylor / Hal Hackady (m & l) )

As sung by the Lennon Sisters 1957 
< Let's Get Acquainted >

Also sung by:
Patti Page
Ray Conniff (Clare Nelson)
The Kaye Sisters
Pat Hannah
Cristy Lane
Lyndia Ann Tarlton
Marion Worth
And others...


Shake me I rattle
Squeeze me I cry
Please take me home
And love me.

I was passing by a toy shop, on the corner of the square
Where a little girl was looking, in the window there
She was looking at a dolly, in a dress of rosy red
And around the pretty dolly, hung a little sign that said.

Shake me I rattle
Squeeze me I cry
As I stood there beside her
I could hear her cry.

Shake me I rattle
Squeeze me I cry
Please take me home
And love me.

It was late and snow was falling, as the shoppers hurried by
Past the girlie at the window, with her little head held high
They were closing up the toy shop, as I hurried through the door
Just in time to buy the dolly, that her heart was longing for.

Shake me I rattle
Squeeze me I cry
And I gave her the dolly
That we both had longed to buy.

Shake me I rattle
Squeeze me I cry
Please take me home
And love me.

Notes:

The four Lennon sisters (of 6) were part of an 11 sibling 
family which formed this traditional American pop group. 
Over time they became an American institution and after 
55 years, the sisters are still performing as of 2013.

Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet got their start on the 
Lawrence Welk show. This happened by chance after Welk's 
son Larry met Dianne at high school and convinced his 
father to have a listen to them.

To music enthusiasts, the sisters are known for their 
first hit   < Tonight, You Belong To Me > in 1956 although 
the popularity of this song (during the 1950s) really 
belonged to the 'one hit wonder' duo of Patience and 
Prudence. Billy Rose and Lee David wrote the original 
music and lyrics in 1926. 



(Transcribed by David Story- April 2014)