Lyrics

This Boy's Gotta Rock & Roll in A
Words & music by Gare Meyer

Intro
E, B, D, E

Verse 1
A
Jeepers creepers losers weepers, boy where ya been all night?
E
I've been playin' down town Ma, don't you know it's alright
A
Boy don't you know it's early in the mornin'
G D
Your Pa and me have been worryin' , I said but
A G D A, E
Oh Mama don't you know a boy's gotta rock and roll


Verse 2
Well you're playing that guitar and just wastin' all your dogone time
No you got it wrong Pa, people say I play real fine
Boy you better settle down and find some work
You're driving me and Momma berserk
But oh Papa don't you know this gotta rock and roll

Bridge
D
Every night I go downtown,
C
Join a band and bogey down
B E A, E
People come from miles away just to hear me play
D
I turn it so loud till it hurts their ears
C
I play everything that they want to hear
B E
The faster I play the more they say
B E
Boy don't you quit 'till the break of day
B E
So Mamma Papa listen ow I'm lettin' you know
A G D A, B, D
Everyone will tell that this boy's gotta rock and roll

Instrumental Bridge
A, A, E, E, G, D
A G D A E
Everyone'll tell that this boy's gotta rock and roll


Verse 3

Now at a gig the other night I met a man who said he'd make me a star
He said "all you gotta do boy, is sit around and play that guitar
I said "OK Mister tell me what to do,
I'm itchin' real bad to make my dream come true
And so I'm tellin' everybody now this boy's gotta rock and roll
Yeah everyone'll tell you that this boy's gotta
B D E
Well I'm lettin' everybody know this boy's gotta rock and roll....

G, G#, A
Rock and roll