Lyrics to
I Wanna Shake Your Hand

This version of I Wanna Shake Your Hand was released by Village People in 1979.

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Don’t – don’t be shy-y, go up and say hello
Hello – when you see someone you’d really like to know-ow
Don’t – don’t be shy-y, it’s all in your address
Baby, this time things won’t turn out such a mess

You’ve got to kick (kick) your comfort, you’ve got to kick (kick) your comfort
You’ve got to kick (kick) your comfort, walk up and speak just like the rest

I wann’, I wann’, I wann’, I wann’, I wanna shake your hand
(I wanna shake your hand) I wanna shake your hand
(I wanna be your frie-iend) I wanna shake your hand
(I wanna shake your hand) I wanna shake your hand

I wann’, I wann’, I wann’, I wann’, I wanna shake your hand
(Hello, how do you do) I wanna shake your hand
(It’s so nice meeting you) I wanna shake your hand
(I wanna shake your ha-and), I wanna shake your hand (alright)

Don’t – don’t be shy-y, why don’t you shake my hand
My hand – I know I’m not groove, I can just dema-and

Don’t – don’t be shy-y, I know I’m just a man
Why don’t you come up, come up and shake my hand

You’ve got to kick (kick) your comfort, you’ve got to kick (kick) your comfort
You’ve got to kick (kick) your comfort, walk up and speak just like the rest

I wann’, I wann’, I wann’, I wann’, I wanna shake your hand
(I wanna shake your hand) I wanna shake your hand
(I wanna be your friend) I wanna shake your hand
(I wanna shake your ha-and) I wanna shake your hand

I wann’, I wann’, I wann’, I wann’, I wanna shake your hand
(Hello, how do you do) I wanna shake your hand
(It’s so nice meeting you) I wanna shake your hand
(I wanna shake your hand) I wanna shake your hand (alright)

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Village People has released many songs over the years besides I Wanna Shake Your Hand. Village People released songs from 1977 to 1981 spanning across albums like Village People, Cruisin', Macho Man, Go West, Can't Stop The Music, and Renaissance. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Village People.

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About Lyrics and I Wanna Shake Your Hand by Village People

The lyrics to I Wanna Shake Your Hand are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Village People used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to I Wanna Shake Your Hand have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Village People and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to I Wanna Shake Your Hand by Village People. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I Wanna Shake Your Hand" means the words set to the music of I Wanna Shake Your Hand, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Village People. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I Wanna Shake Your Hand and the lyrics to I Wanna Shake Your Hand are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Village People who came here looking just for the lyrics to I Wanna Shake Your Hand, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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