Interpret:

Roy Orbison

Album:

Class Of '55

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