That is rock and roll (1959)
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(spoken : ) In the beginning, there was nothin' but rocks.
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Then somebody invented the wheel,
and
things just began to roll !
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1. Did you ever hear a tenor sax swingin' like
a rusty axe,
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honkin' like a frog down in a hollow log?
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Baby, that
is rock and roll.
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2. Did you ever hear a guitar twang, dingy, dingy, dingy, dang?
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Ever hear those strings doin' crazy things?
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Baby, that
is rock and roll.
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That ain't
no freight train that you hear,
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rollin' down the railroad
tracks,
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that's a country boy piano man,
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playin' in between the
cracks.
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3. You say that music's for the birds, you can't understand the words?
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Well, honey, if you did, you'd
really blow your lid,
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'cause, baby, that is rock and
roll.
+ instrumental = verse 3
(2x) + CHORUS + repeat verse 3
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+ In the morning, baby,
that is rock and roll.
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In the evening, baby, that is
rock and roll.
(orig. = capo 4th) (The Coasters)