Rock‘n roll is king
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1. Well, listen everybody, let me tell you ‘bout the rock‘n
roll,
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ah, feel that rhythm and it‘s
really gonna thrill your soul !
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Come along with me, to a land of make believe,
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she
said wamalama, bamalama, rock‘n roll is king.
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2. She loves that rock‘n roll and she plays it
all night long,
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that‘s all she ever tells me
when I call her on the telephone.
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She says, feel that jumpin‘ beat,
and to get up on your feet,
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she
said wamalama, bamalama, rock‘n roll is king.
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+ Oh, let those guitars
play, play for me, play for me !
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Oh, let that song ring out,
that‘s how it‘s meant to be !
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3. Well, it rolls like a train that‘s comin‘ on down the track,
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she
rolled over Beethoven and she gave Tchaikovsky back.
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Ah, she loves that drivin‘beat, she goes dancin‘ on down the street,
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she
said wamalama, bamalama, rock‘n roll is king.
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+ Oh, let those guitars
play, play for me, play for me !
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Oh, let that song ring out,
that‘s how it‘s meant to be !
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4. Well, when she comes around and I‘m listening to the radio,
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she
says, you can‘t do that, ‘cause all I wanna do is rock‘n roll,
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Now here I’m gonna stay where that music starts to play,
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she
said wamalama, bamalama, rock‘n roll is king !
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Oh, yeah, wamalama,
bamalama, rock‘n roll is king ! - - -
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+ Oh, no, wamalama, bamalama, rock‘n roll is king !
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Ooh, yes, wamalama,
bamalama, rock‘n roll is king ! - - -
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+ She said wamalama, bamalama, rock‘n roll is king !
(Electric Light Orchestra)