Shake Me I Rattle

	Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)
	Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)  I was passing by a toy shop  On the corner of the Square  Where a little girl was looking  In the window there  She was looking at a dolly  In a dress of rosy red  And around the pretty dolly  Hung a little sign that said:  Shake me, I rattle  Squeeze me, I cry  As I stood there beside her  I could hear her sigh  Shake me, I rattle  Squeeze me, I cry  Please take me home and love me  I recalled another toy shop  On a square so long ago  Where I saw a little dolly  That I wanted so  I remembered, I remembered  How I longed to make it mine  And around that other dolly  Hung another little sign:  Shake me, I rattle  Squeeze me, I cry  I had counted my pennies  Just a penny shy  Shake me, I rattle  Squeeze me I cry  Please take me home and love me  It was late and snow was falling  As the shoppers hurried by  Past the girlie at the window  With her little head held high  They were closing up the toy shop  As I hurried thru the door  Just in time to buy the dolly  That her heart was longing for  Shake me, I rattle  Squeeze me, I cry  And I gave her the dolly  That we both had longed to buy  Shake me, I rattle  Squeeze me, I cry  Please take me home and love me
	My Mama told me about this doll she saw around Christmastime as a child.  They were too poor to get it, but she remembered going to a store and a record player was playing, "Shake Me I Rattle" and it had the dolls all in a row on the shelf. I don't know why I remember the things people tell me just about forever. It gets me into a lot of trouble, because later I tell them that they said something that they totally deny saying...but that's another story. But, to me, that's a cute little thought, with the old phonograph playing inside a store to advertise dolls.