Discover the story of the song > Shake a Tail Feather – Bobby Purify

The protagonist heard that his partner has been dancing with someone else in the neighborhood and wonders why she didn't ask him to dance instead. He knows a popular dance called the Boogaloo, but tonight they could have done the shing-a-ling dance together. He wants her to shake her tail feather and show off her moves, twisting and shaking it to the music. He encourages her to bend over and let him see her shake it. The song ends with the protagonist asking her to come on and dance, and do the shing-a-ling dance.