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Labour of Love IV
Boom Shacka Lacka

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Boom Shacka Lacka

Release date: 8th February 2010

From Labour of Love IV

About This Track

"Boom Shacka Lacka" is a track by UB40, from the album Labour of Love IV, released 8th February 2010. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

UB40

UB40

Lyrics

Boom Shacka Lacka

Come and gather round children

Lets get together and sing this song

Got to settle down children

Lets all join and sing this song sing it sing it

Boom shaka laka laka, boom boom boom

Boom shaka laka laka, boom boom boom

Boom shaka laka laka, boom boom boom

Boom shaka laka laka, boom boom boom

I’d like to take this time to thank you all

Thank you from the soul deep in my heart

Thank you for the love that’s going around

We give it to you in some sweet sound

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Boom shaka laka, boom boom boom

Boom shaka laka, boom boom boom

Dance the little children while I sing this song

Jump a little bit higher while I sing this song

Sing it boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom

Sing it boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom

Sing it boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom

Sing it boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah

Boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom

Boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom

Boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom

Boom shaka laka laka boom boom boom

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Track details

From Labour of Love IV

2010

Album

Labour of Love IV

Release year

2010

—Man Next Door
—Boom Shacka Lacka
—Baby Why
—A Love I Can Feel
—Don’t Want to See You Cry
—Bring It On Home to Me
—Close to Me
—Cream Puff
—Easy Snappin’
—Holiday
—Get Along Without You Now
—True, True, True
—Tracks of My Tears
—You're Gonna Need Me

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