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Johnny Winter

John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III (born February 23, 1944) is an American blues guitarist, singer, and producer. Best known for his late 1960s and 1970s high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances, Winter also produced three Grammy Award-winning albums for blues legend Muddy Waters. Since his time with Waters, Johnny Winter has recorded several Grammy-nominated blues albums and continues to tour extensively. In 1988, he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and in 2003, he was ranked 74th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". more »


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1969
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Two, three, four! 

Yeah, we're rock 'n' roll people, born to pick the news 
Yeah, we're rock 'n' roll people, 
I just couldn't change it if I would choose to. 

Don't tell me where your head is, man, 
I can see your shinin' shoes. 
Don't play the virgin mary, 
We all know you've been screwed. 

rock 'n' roll people, born to be the news 
Yeah, we're rock 'n' roll people, 
I just couldn't change it if I would choose to. 

My father was a mother, 
My mother was a son. 
Don't play the dog for dinner, 
We all been twenty-one. 

We're rock 'n' roll people, born to be the news 
Yeah, we're rock 'n' roll people, 
I just couldn't change it if I would choose to. 

Don't ask me what the time is 
Or how much space I need. 
Don't play the mona lisa, 
You'll know where she's been. 

Well, rock 'n' roll people, born to be the news 
Yeah, we're rock 'n' roll people, 
I just couldn't change it if I would choose to. 

Sweet, sweet rock and roll, 
Sweet, sweet rock and roll, 
Sweet, sweet rock and roll, 
Sweet, sweet rock and roll, 
Sweet, sweet rock and roll, 
Rock, rock, rock and roll, 
Rock, rock, rock and roll, 
Rock, rock, rock and roll. 
Uh-huh-uh. 

Hey! 

Two, three, four! 

We're the rock 'n' roll people, born to pick the news 
Yeah, we're rock 'n' roll people, 
I just couldn't change it if I would choose to. 

Don't ask me where your head is, man, 
I can see your shinin' shoes. 
Don't play the virgin mary, 
We all know you've been screwed. 

Well, rock 'n' roll people, born to pick the news 
Yeah, we're rock 'n' roll people, 
I just couldn't change it if I would choose to. 

Sweet, sweet rock and roll [Repeat: x6]
Sweet, sweet.

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Written by: JOHN LENNON

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