Rock and roll waltz
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1. One night I was late, came home from a date,
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slipped
out of my shoes at the door.
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Then from the front room I
heard a jump tune,
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I looked in and here's what I saw.
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There in the night was a wonderful scene,
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Mom was dancing with Dad to my record machine,
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and while they danced, only one
thing was wrong,
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they were trying to waltz to a
rock and roll song.
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2. One, two and then rock, one, two and then roll,
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they
did they rock and roll waltz.
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Rock two, three, roll two, three,
it looked so cute to me,
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I love the rock and roll waltz.
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3. One, two and then rock, one, two and then roll,
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one,
two and then jump, it's good for your soul,
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it's old
but it's new, let's do the rock and roll waltz.
+ CHORUS + repeat
verse 3
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+ Let's do the rock and
roll waltz.
(orig.
= capo 3rd) (Kay Starr)