Lyrics to
Shakey Ground

This version of Shakey Ground was released by The Temptations in 1975.

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Lady luck and the four leaf clover
Won’t be as hurt as I feel all over
My life for one special occasion
‘Til you leave in depth the situation

Well well well standing on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down
Standing on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down

My car got repossessed this morning
Harder times I haven’t seen in years
Able to throw me a life preserver
‘Cos I’m about to drown in my own tears

Well well well standing on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down
Standing on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down

Well well well standing on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down

Standing on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down
Standing on shakey ground
Ever since you put me down

Well well well standing on shakey ground
Shaking, shakey ground
Standing, standing
Standing on shakey ground

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About Lyrics and Shakey Ground by The Temptations

The lyrics to Shakey Ground are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Temptations in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Shakey Ground are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Temptations and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Shakey Ground back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Shakey Ground by The Temptations in a number of ways. 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 Shakey Ground" means the words set to the music of Shakey Ground, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Temptations. 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 Shakey Ground and the lyrics to Shakey Ground are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Temptations who came here looking just for the lyrics to Shakey Ground, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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