Discover the story of the song > Shake a Tail Feather – Mitch Ryder

The protagonist is singing to his partner, asking her why she didn't ask him to dance with her instead of dancing with someone else. He mentions different dance moves like the Boogaloo and the shing-a-ling, and says that if it was him dancing with her, he would have shown her how to do it right. He then tells her to shake her tail feather and bend over, and encourages her to do the twist and shake it up. Overall, the song is about the protagonist expressing his desire to dance with his partner and showing her how to have fun on the dance floor.