That Is Rock & Roll

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The Coasters

The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s. Beginning with "Searchin'" and "Young Blood," their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller. Although the Coasters originated outside of mainstream doo wop, their records were so frequently imitated that they became an important part of the doo wop legacy through the 1960s. more »

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SPOKEN: 
In the beginning, there weren't nothin' but rocks. 
Then somebody invented the wheel-- 
And things just started in to roll! 

SUNG: 
Did you ever hear a tenor sax 
Swingin' like a rusty axe? 
Honkin' like a frog 
Down in a hollow log? 
Well, baby, that is rock and roll. 

Did you ever hear a guitar twang, 
Dingy, dingy, dingy, dang? 
Ever hear those strings 
Doin' crazy things? 
Well, baby, that is rock and roll. 

That ain't no freight train that you hear, 
Rollin' down the railroad tracks-- 
That's a country boy piano man 
Playin' in between the cracks. 

You say that music's for the birds, 
And you can't understand the words? 
Well, honey, if you did, 
You'd really blow your lid, 
'Cause, baby, that is rock and roll. 

That ain't no freight train that you hear, 
Rollin' down the railroad tracks-- 
That's a country boy piano man 
Playin' in between the cracks. 

You say that music's for the birds, 
And you can't understand the words? 
Well, honey, if you did, 
You'd really blow your lid, 
'Cause, baby, that is rock and roll. (In the mornin') 
Baby, that is rock and roll. (In the evenin') 
Baby, that is rock and roll

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