rock and roll fais do do

Roy Orbison

M Smotherman

Well when I first got to Memphis...
I was knocked out by those friendly people
They all said howdy, howdy, come on in
we don t know the meaning of the word outsider

I said people, you gonna play this kinda music
well there s something I would surely like to know
When I was a boy I heard this wild kinda music
and I think they called it, oh, rock and roll
Can you tell me what you know about rock and roll?

They said son, it s just a feeling, way down in your soul
Just a simple story with this wild rock and roll
Yeah, well all the boys in Louisiana called it rock and roll
But I ll tell you a secret, it drives the women crazy
And that s all you need to know about rock and roll

Well you could not imagine the shape my head was in
I took me a walk down by the Mississippi
When I heard this rockin out of the harbour inn
I couldn t resist, I had me a drink, then I had me a listen

I said people, you gonna play this kinda music
There s something that I d really like to know
When I was a boy I heard this wild kinda music
and I think they called it, rock and roll
Can you tell me what you know about rock and roll?

They said son, it s just a feeling, way down in your soul
Just a simple story with this wild rock and roll
Yeah, well all the boys in Louisiana called it rock and roll
But I ll tell you a secret, it drives the women crazy
And that s all you need to know about rock and roll