| Don’t you know that I was sittin' back in Texas
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| Playin' old rhythm and blues
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| And then I got a big offer
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| For more money than I could refuse
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| I had my chance to make it
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| Playin' anything I wanted to play
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| Way back in my mind
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| You know I can hear the people say
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| Keep playin' that rock 'n' roll
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| Keep doin' what you been told
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| Save your money up for when you get old
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| Got to keep playin' that rock 'n' roll
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| So I packed up and I made it off to New York
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| Where my brother was a great big star
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| He was doin' funky music
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| Singin' and playin' guitar
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| Johnny was makin' the big time
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| Everything was goin' his way
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| Way back in my mind
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| You know I can hear the people say
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| Keep playin' that rock 'n' roll
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| Keep doin' what you been told
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| Save your money up for when you get old
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| Got to keep playin' that rock 'n' roll
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| Don’t you know that I been doin' lots of thinkin'
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| I been tryin' hard to figure it out
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| Well, there’s a certain kind of music
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| Got to make you jump and shout
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| Now you may call it commercial
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| If you want to see it that way
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| But way back in my mind
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| You know I can hear the people say
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| Keep playin' that rock 'n' roll
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| Keep doin' what you been told
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| Save your money up for when you get old
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| Got to keep playin' that rock 'n' roll
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| Keep playin' that rock 'n' roll
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| Keep doin' what you been told
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| Save your money up for when you get old
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| Got to keep playin' that rock 'n' roll
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| Rock 'n' roll, rock 'n' roll to satisfy my soul |