| Lord, the white boy had the rhythm and that started rock and roll
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| And I was here when it happened don’t you all think I ought to know
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| I was here when it happened, yeah, yeah, yeah
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| I watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll, Lord, lord yeah
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| Well the cat named Elvis Be-Bopped in to sun right off the street
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| Sang 'Blue Moon' of OKY but he did it with a brand new beat
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| Guess he sought him a sleeping world and out there by surprise
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| Jack 'em up, you rang them out and he' hung 'em out to dry
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| I was there when it happened, don’t you all think I ought to know, lord, lord
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| Yeah I was here when it happened I watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll
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| Here’s kinda the way it happened
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| Well the drummer boy was the beatin' on the drums a rockin' and a goin' wild
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| The real city slicker was clickin' and clackin' and doin' it in a different
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| style
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| Hit car strumming a beat and a pumpin' and the lead man picking out the blues
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| Hip-shaking singer was a swinging and a swinging saying some style blue suede
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| shoes
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| And I was here when it happened, Lord I think I ought to know, yeah, yeah
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| Folks I was here when it happened I watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll
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| What you think about it little guitar c’mon son
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| Some folks called it the devils music others said it wouldn’t last long
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| 31 years since we started shakin' proves somebody was wrong
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| The 64's, the Beatles and the four were rock and roll’s best friends
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| The Beatles and The Stones brought the old beat home
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| And world went crazy again I was here when it happened
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| My friend I think I ought to know, yeah, yeah
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| Well I was there when it happened
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| I watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll
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| Lord yeah, c’mon |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Birth Of Rock And Roll , by - Carl Perkins. Song from the album Complete Mercury Albums 1986-1991, in the genre Кантри