Let's Shake Hands Lyrics

Lyric discussion by terrycraig 

Cover art for Let's Shake Hands lyrics by White Stripes, The

For me this song has always had "make-up sex" written all over it, with its vague-but-not-so-vague sexual references and aggressively dangerous attacking guitar sound. Straight up raw-ass rock'n'roll.

And shaking hands doesn't necessarily mean meeting someone, but making up with someone after a fight. This is especially encouraged to squabbling kids (f.ex. siblings), fitting in with the Stripes' overall theme.