Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Shotgun (HQ)

Jr. Walker And The All-Star's - Shotgun (Audio)

Lyrics:
I said shotgun shoot 'em 'fore he run now do the jerk baby do the jerk now.
(Hey).
Put on your red dress and then you go down yonder.
I said buy yourself a shotgun now, were gonna break it down baby now.
We're gonna load it up baby now 'a then you shoot 'em 'fore he run now.
I said shotgun shoot 'em 'fore he run now do the jerk baby do the jerk now.
(Hey).
I said shotgun shoot 'em 'fore he run now do the jerk baby do the jerk now.
(Hey).
I said Put on your high-heeled shoes.
I said we're goin' down here and I listen to 'em play the blues.
We're gonna dig potatoes, we're gonna pick tomatoes.
I said shotgun shoot 'em 'fore he run now do the jerk baby do the jerk now.
(Hey).
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(C) 1965 Motown Records

#Oldies

[jeffcox]

I'm 70 now and was 25 or so when this came out. We had a dance club and when the DJ put this on the box, no one--NO ONE--sat down. You could not NOT dance to it. In my mind, this song remains the greatest dance tune of all time. We danced until the sweat flew off of us.

[enmaxus]

My parents told me that this song was the total jam back in their day. It would turn the party out. How everybody would dance so hard to this. I sometimes wish I was of age during this great golden time. This is soul music in its perfection.

[gustavoortega]

Being a janitor at night and listening to this song makes my work easy.. keep the funky music alive :-)

[arthurdiaz]

I used to play this whole album on my 8 track in my 64 lmpala back in the day. Jr. Walker is one of the best sax players of all time.

[maxxjazz]

All Junior Walker music are masterpieces .

[dianasolberg]

Junior could blow the brass right off that sax! Still a huge fan at 70 yrs old! Blue eyed soul sister#1

[empressdiver]

Among knowledgeable sax players, Junior Walker is regarded as one of the top all-time best sax players. I had the good fortune of being able to play with him and his band one night at the Concord Tavern in Toronto in about 1966, and he certainly impressed me.

[ellencrystal]

To this day If I hear this song playing somewhere I get an uncontrollable urge to get up and dance! How could anyone resist the temptation to do so? If I was strapped down in a hospital bed & heard this song playing some part of me would just have to move to the beat no matter how constrained I might be. I don't know what makes me this way & I'm not about to change it cause I love this song just the way it is! Thanks Jr.

[kennethmorris]

It don't get much better than this!

[mariothepookster]

I remember in the 60's going to high school, Friday nite dances held in the girls gym, trying to dance my ass off, doing the twine with all the other teenagers.

Jr. Walker is an unheralded American Genius that deserves his due props. His version of Cheri Amor is great, too.

[mikeRJCP]

Born Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr, Junior Walker was a talent not seen today. He brought happiness in the hearts of all that truly love good music. This guy put a feeling in ya !! RIP never forgotten

[sol.yolteotl]

MUSIC is BEAUTIFUL. thank you brothers and sisters from the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's for expressing yourselves through song. you leave legacies behind.

[XX-gyue]

HE WAS GREAT ! R.I.P. JR. WALKER 11/23/1995

[lepoetress]

Partying over here!!! LOVE this song!!! Man, makes me wish I was a teen, going to the high school dances/sock hops this song STILL rocks!!!

[marejacks]

One of the best songs of all times. I'm 70 now and I was in high school when this song came out. We had a teenage club and the dance floor would be so crowded we were elbow to elbow. Good times!

[johncarinci]

Had the pleasure of seeing Jr play live at the Club Blue Note in Toronto many years . Small venue but it was awesome seeing and hearing Jr & The All Stars play like Hell. Great Times!!

[mkl]

A Top 5 hit for Junior Walker and The All Stars in the Spring of 1965. It hit #4 on the Top 40 charts and #1 on the Rhythm & Blues charts.

[sevinatenine]

THERE'S A COOL STORY BEHIND THIS SONG.WHEN JR.WALKER AND THE ALL STARS FIRST RECORDED THIS SONG THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO ANOTHER LEAD SINGER SINGING HERE.BUT THE GUY NEVER SHOWED UP AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, JR.WALKER SANG LEAD ON A SONG.BERRY GORDY, WHO RAN SOUL RECORDS, A SUBSIDIARY OF MOTOWN RECORDS LIKE WHAT HE HEARD AND DECIDED TO KEEP WALKERS VERSION RATHER THAN RE-RECORD IT WITH THE GUY WHO DIDN'T SHOW UP AND THE REST IS HISTORY.

[davidaziggo]

Great funky old soul. Watch him on the Motown 25th anniversary show. Joyfull performance!

[donalddewitt]

I PLAYED THIS JAM ON MY SELMER TENOR SAX, LIKE IT WAS GOING OUT OF STYLE BACK IN THE 60s.. :-) The fact is, there wasn't a song that Jr. Walker ever produced that I didn't play! - I was Jr. Walker FREAK. Back in the Day! - LOLOL!