Three Chord Rock `n Roll

In the days of Bach and Mozart
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll
Was unknown to those who practiced this art
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll
To those raised on Brahms and Elgar
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll
Would have seemed so loud and vulgar
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll

Mom and Dad were forced to listen to Gershwin
“I got rhythm”
I guess we Baby Boomers were blessed, with our

Three chord Rock ‘n Roll - so under-rated
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll - Uncomplicated
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll - The beat they kept it
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll - So we`d accept it

Who knew that not much later
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll
Would be heard on an elevator
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll

I'm not real good at tremolo so
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll
I guess that makes him a virtu-soso
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll

But they couldn't stop my pop music
I had the right .. to be trite
With my
 
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll - It's not a tap dance
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll - Or a lap dance
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll - What was scary
Three chord Rock ‘n Roll - Was Peter Paul and Mary

Sweets for my sweet, and sugar for my honey
I'll never ever let you go
Wild thing, you make my heart sing
Do ya love me, do you love me,
Do you love me do you love me?
We had a love, a love,
A love you don't find every day
So shake it up baby - shake it up baby
Twist and shout - twist and shout
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on
Louie Louie, oh - baby we gotta go

Three chord Rock ‘n Roll
Oo-oo