The Irish Rovers are a Canadian Irish Folk group created in 1963; best known for their international TV series and popularizing Irish music in North America. In 1963 George Millar and Jim Ferguson, both young Irish immigrants, entered an amateur show in Toronto and won. They soon relocated to Calgary with additional family members in the group and struck out for California in 1965. They became so popular on the performance circuit in that state that by 1966 they were offered a record deal and their rendition of The Unicorn Songbecame #11 within the first 2 months of its’ release, remaining in the Top 20 for 2 years. In 1968 they received the JUNO Award for Folk Group of the Year. They were regulars on TV shows such as the Smothers Brothers, and went on to host their own show, The Irish Rovers Show, in the 70’s.
All Shook Up! One of Elvis‘ classic rock’n’ roll songs of the 50’s, composed once again by Otis Blackwell. This was a number one US hit for 8 weeks in 1957.
All Shook Up
A-well-a [C] bless my soul what’s wrong with me,
I’m itching like a man on a fuzzy tree
My friends say I’m acting queer as a bug. I’m in love, UH! I’m all shook up!
Mm mm [F] mm, Mm mm [G7] mm, Oh-[C] woh yeah yeah!
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[C] My hands are shakey and my knees are weak,
I can’t seem to stand on my own two feet
Who do you thank when you have such luck? I’m in love, UH! I’m all shook up!
Mm mm [F] mm, Mm mm [G7] mm, Oh-[C] woh yeah yeah!
CHORUS:
[F] Please don’t ask me what’s on my mind,
I’m a [C] little mixed up but I’m feeling fine.
When I’m [F] near that girl that I love best,
my [G7] heart beats so it scares me to death!
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When she [C] touched my hand, what a chill I got,
her lips are like a volcano that’s hot!
I’m proud to say that she’s my buttercup. I’m in love, UH! I’m all shook up!
Mm mm [F] mm, Mm mm [G7] mm, Oh-[C] woh yeah yeah!
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CHORUS:
My [F] tongue gets tied when I try to speak,
my in-[C] sides shake like a leaf on a tree
There’s [F] only one cure for this body of mine,
That’s to [G7] have that girl that I love so fine!
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When she [C] touched my hand, what a chill I got,
her lips are like a volcano that’s hot!
I’m proud to say that she’s my buttercup. I’m in love, UH! I’m all shook up!
Mm mm [F] mm, Mm mm [G7] mm, Oh-[C] woh yeah yeah!
Mm mm [F] mm, Mm mm [G7] mm, Oh-[C] woh yeah yeah!
Although the popularity of Hit the Road, Jackis owed to Ray Charles, this song was written by his close friend Percy Mayfield in 1960. The song was not recorded by the singer-pianist until October 1961, but quickly became a smash R&B hit, making Rolling Stone’s list of “the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
Although the Stray Cat Strutcame out much later, it uses the same chord progression of Am, G, F and E7. It can be played at the same tempo as a medley with Hit the Road, Jack. The bolded-italic words are sung by the back-up singers, “the Rayelles”, so this song goes over really well when played in a group, having the ladies sing the bolded sections while the men sing Ray Charles’ part in plain text.
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