I said shotgun Shoot 'em for he run now Do the jerk baby Do the jerk now Hey Put on your red dress And then you go downtown now I said buy yourself a shotgun now We're gonna break it down baby now We're gonna load it up baby now And then you shoot him for he run now I said shotgun Shoot 'em for he run now Do the jerk baby Do the jerk now Hey Shotgun Shoot 'em for he run now Do the jerk baby Do the jerk now Hey Put on your high heel shoes I said were gonna go down here listen to 'em play the blues We're gonna dig potatoes We're gonna pick tomatoes I said shotgun Shoot 'em for he run now Do the jerk baby Do the jerk now Hey I said it's twine time I said it's twine time I said it's twine time Hey wailin' out the blues
I said shotgun Shoot 'em for he run now Do the jerk baby Do the jerk now Hey Put on your red dress And then you go downtown now I said buy yourself a shotgun now We're gonna break it down baby now We're gonna load it up baby now And then you shoot him for he run now I said shotgun Shoot 'em for he run now Do the jerk baby Do the jerk now Hey Shotgun Shoot 'em for he run now Do the jerk baby Do the jerk now Hey Put on your high heel shoes I said were gonna go down here listen to 'em play the blues We're gonna dig potatoes We're gonna pick tomatoes I said shotgun Shoot 'em for he run now Do the jerk baby Do the jerk now Hey I said it's twine time I said it's twine time I said it's twine time Hey wailin' out the blues
A gravação de “Shotgun” foi feita no Studio A de Hitsville U.S.A., em Detroit, com a participação de James Jamerson no contrabaixo.
Junior Walker assumiu a voz quando o cantor contratado faltou à sessão, e o produtor Berry Gordy decidiu manter o resultado inesperado.
A canção liderou a parada de R&B dos EUA por quatro semanas não consecutivas e chegou à quarta posição no Billboard Hot 100.
Em 2002, “Shotgun” foi incluída na Grammy Hall of Fame como registro de 1964, reconhecendo seu impacto duradouro.
A versão de Vanilla Fudge lançada em 1969 demonstra a influência da faixa em artistas de estilos diferentes.
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