Rock Around With Ollie Vee

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Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was a Texan singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. Although his success lasted only a year and a half before his death in an airplane crash, Holly is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll." His works and innovations inspired and influenced contemporary and later musicians, notably The Beatles, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Bob Dylan, Steve Winwood, and Eric Clapton, and exerted a profound influence on popular music. Holly was among the first group of inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Holly #13 among "The 100 Greatest Artist… more »

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We-ell, we're gonna rocka 
To the rhythm and the blues tonight
Rock 'cause ev'rything's gonna be all right
Cause tonight, we're gonna 
Rock to the rhythm and the blue-ue-ue-ues

Well I got a little gal I call, Ollie Vee
Ollie Vee comes from Memthis, Memthis Tennesie
And tonight, we're gonna
Rock-a-rock around with Ollie Vee, Olli-olli Vee

Ollie Vee says she's gonna treat me right tonight
I'm gonna wear my blue swede shoes tonight
Cause tonight, we're gonna
Rock-a-rock around with Ollie Vee, Olli-olli Vee

We-ell, we're gonna rocka 
To the rhythm and the blues tonight
Rock 'cause ev'rything's gonna be all right
Cause tonight, we're gonna 
Rock to the rhythm and the blue-ue-ue-ues

We-ell, we're gonna rocka 
To the rhythm and the blues tonight
Rock 'cause ev'rything's gonna be all right
Cause tonight, we're gonna 
Rock to the rhythm and the blue-ue-ue-ues

I'm gonna shout and a holla and a giggle tonight
I'm gonna shake it just a little in the middle of the night
'cause tonight, we're gonna 
Rock-a-rock around with Ollie Vee, Olli-olli-Vee

Well I think Mr. cop's on the beat tonight
He's tryin' to put a stop to me tonight
'cause tonight, we're gonna
Rock-a-rock around with Ollie Vee, Oll-olli-olli

We-ell, we're gonna rocka 
To the rhythm and the blues tonight
Rock 'cause ev'rything's gonna be all right
'cause tonight, we're gonna 
Rock to the rhythm and the blue-ue-ue-ues

We-ell, we're gonna rocka 
To the rhythm and the blues tonight
Rock 'cause ev'rything's gonna be all right
'cause tonight, well, we're gonna 
Rock to the rhythm and the blue-ue-ue-ues