Nick Taylor – Dunno How To Rock And Roll lyrics

When I was just a pimply schoolboy just into my teens
I raised a band and how we played
Making out at local hops and parties for our friends
It wasn't much .. but we got paid
Then this heavy dude said to me Kid,
I'll make you famous wait and see
He changed our rock and roll to mindless melodies
Tuned our guitars and wrote things down
Dressed up in our fancy suits, dancing in a line
We the cleanest show in town ..
I said, you know we like the pay
But this ain't what we dig to play
And it ain't rock and roll..
It doesn't move your soul
It doesn't skrik you out of bed
We told him this ain't cool ..
We said don't be a fool
Just let us do our thing .. we said
You may be an ace from another space
But you .. dunno how to rock and
Dunno how to rock and ... dunno how to rock and .. roll
Those days were over soon .. and I went out on my own
Singing my own songs and playing guitar
Didn't do so badly for a local small town kid
Mama even said I was a star .. anyway
One day I'm singing on TV
That same dude walks up to me
He says I remember you and you're still doing it wrong
The melody and chords sound strange
Seems to me he runs the show so he knows where its at
So I tell him .. some things never change ..
you know I didn't write this song for you
I'm sure your music's groovy too
But it ain't rock ‘n roll .. it doesn't move your soul
It doesn't skrik you out of bed
I told him you ain't cool
I said don't be a fool
Just let me do my thing .. I said
You may be an ace from another space
But you dunno how to rock and ..dunno how to rock and
Dunno how to rock and .. roll I tell you rock is cool .. and
I'm not playing the fool
I just wanna do my thing I said
You may be an ace from another space but
You dunno how to rock ‘n dunno how to rock ‘n
Dunno how to rock and roll