Coverinfo
Bruce performed the song 7 times:
In the early years with Steel Mill, it became a standard encore (often the final one).
1971-01-22 Upstage (The), Asbury Park, NJ
Steel Mill
1971-01-18 D'Scene, South Amboy, NJ
Steel Mill
1970-08-14 7th And Marshall Street Parking Deck, Richmond, VA
Steel Mill
1970-07-17 Sunshine In, Asbury Park, NJ
1970-05-23 VCU Gym, Richmond, VA
Steel Mill: Was performed in a medley 'For what it's worth '- 'Run, shaker life', 'Twenty more miles '
1969-11-20 Center (The), Richmond, VA
Steel Mill
Songinfo
Run, Shaker Life is a song arranged and adapted by Richie Havens, based on an old Shaker song probably from around 1700. ( written by
poet Issachar Bates )Richie Havens released it on his 1968 album
Something Else Again. Richard Pierce Havens, known professionally as Richie Havens (January 21, 1941, Brooklyn, NY – April 22, 2013, Jersey City, NJ) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He is best known for his intense and rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings), soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
Other cover versions
Bruce on the artist
In 1995, Havens covered Bruce's song '
Streets of Philadelphia', released on a 5 cd box, called Academy Award Winning Songs (1934-1993).
2009-05-03 Madison Square Garden, New York City
Bruce had 1 performance with Richie Havens during the Clearwater Concert in honor of Pete Seeger's 90th birthday.
Lyrics
Run, Shaker life, shake life eternal
Shake it out of me, all that is carnal
I'll be your Moses, I'll be your David
I'll show Michael twice, how he behaved
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Run, Shaker life, shake life eternal
Shake it out of me, all that is carnal
I'll be your Moses, I'll be your David
I'll show Michael twice, how he behaved
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Run, Shaker life, shake life eternal
Shake it out of me, all that is carnal
I'll be your Moses, I'll be your David
I'll show Michael twice, how, how he behaved
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah
Run, Shaker life, ooh yeah
Shaker life, run now
Shaker life, run now
Shaker life, run now
Shaker life, yeah, run now
Run, Shaker life, shake eternal
Shake it out of me, all that is carnal
I'll be your Moses and I'll be your David
I'll show Michael twice, how he behaved
Hmm, hmm, hmm, ohhh
Yeah-yeah, oh yeah, yeah, hmm
Shake life
Shake life
Shake it out of me
Shake it out of me, all that is carnal
Hmm, all that is carnal
I'll be your Moses, yeah, I'll be your David, yeah
I'll show Michael twice, yeah, how he behaved
How he behaved, behaved, behaved
Hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm, oh yeah, oh
Oh whoa, oh whoa-woo
Oh whoa, oh whoa-woo
Oh whoa, hmm