Shake... the little tambourine Shake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling Shake, shake my little dancin' queen Shake that tambourine, that tambourine I can hear them dancing, in the marketplace Swishin' and a-swirlin', in their' silks and lace Bracelets keep a-clinking, on their' tiny feet And with their tambourines they keep the beat Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes They make music, wherever they go Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb Shake, shake the little tambourine Shake a-ring a-jing-a-ling-a-ling Shake,shake my little dancin' queen That tambourine, that tambourine I heard their talent, open palace doors Every night they're dancin', on those marble floors Kings may bow before them, but they'll be my own Then they'll shake their thing for me alone Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes They make music, wherever they go Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb Shake, shake the little tambourine Shake a-ring a-jing-a-ling-a-ling Shake,shake my little dancin' queen That tambourine, that tambourine