Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Well the sun comes up, mama's singin' 'Ain't No More Cane on This Brazos'
Sun goes down, she moves on to 'Rise Up, Po Lazarus'
Daddy comes in and a Gabardine suit, says 'Go fire up the rocket'
He throws me the keys to the '88 and slips some dice in his pocket

[Chorus]
Shakin' them bones
Shakin' them bones
Shakin' them bones
Baby needs a new pair of shoes

[Verse 2]
We drive out of town across the river to this club called 'Three Deuces'
We walk in and my daddy says, 'I'm feelin' my juices'
There's a crap game goin' on in the back room and right off, he rolls a 7
He says 'Let it ride' and with the devil's good graces, the old man rolls an 11

[Chorus]
Shakin' them bones
Shakin' them bones
Shakin' them bones
Baby needs a new pair of shoes

[Verse 3]
He throws Little Joe from Kokomo and a Fever in the Funkhouse
Eighter from Decatur and the Preacher's in the Whorehouse
Now there ain't no gamblin' or loud talk on the streets of glory
The losers say 'Roll them dice' and the winners tell smutty stories
Seems all the money in the civilized world is bet on this next toss
And he's prayin' to them gamblin' gods for a Nina Ross on a Fartin' Horse

[Chorus]
Shakin' them bones
Shakin' them bones
Shakin' them bones
Baby needs a new pair of shoes

[Verse 4]
Now when the sun comes up mama's singin' 'Fattening Frogs For Snakes'
Me and daddy walk in, he says, 'Hey baby, we had what it takes'
'You also had some loaded dice,' mama says as she kisses him
And I'm just glad I didn't have to get you out of the criminal judicial system

[Chorus]
Shakin' them bones
Shakin' them bones
Shakin' them bones
Baby needs a new pair of shoes