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Rock and Roll Lyrics: A Collection of Iconic Songs, Lecture notes of Dance

The lyrics to popular rock and roll songs from the 50s, 80s, and 00s, including 'Lollipop,' 'Peggy Sue,' 'I Can't Help Falling in Love With You,' 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,' and 'Party in the USA.' These lyrics offer insights into the themes of love, self-expression, and the American dream, making them valuable resources for students of music history, literature, and culture.

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Download Rock and Roll Lyrics: A Collection of Iconic Songs and more Lecture notes Dance in PDF only on Docsity! 50’s LYRICS LOLLIPOP Lollipop Lollipop, Oh Lolli Lolli Lolli Lollipop Lollipop, Oh Lolli Lolli Lolli Lollipop Lollipop, Oh Lolli Lolli Lolli Lollipop *POP* Call my baby Lollipop Tell you why 'Cause he's sweeter than an apple pie And when he does his shaky rockin' dance Man I haven't got a chance I call him Lollipop Lollipop, Oh Lolli Lolli Lolli Lollipop Lollipop, Oh Lolli Lolli Lolli Lollipop Lollipop, Oh Lolli Lolli Lolli Lollipop *POP* PEGGY SUE Peggy Sue​, Peggy Sue Oh how my heart yearns for you, Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue Oh well, I love you gal, yes, I love you Peggy Sue Peggy Sue, Peggy Sue Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty Peggy Sue, Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue Oh well, I love you gal and I need you Peggy Sue I WALK THE LINE I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line EARTH ANGEL Earth angel, earth angel Will you be mine? My darling dear Love you all the time I'm just a fool A fool in love with you Earth angel, earth angel The one I adore Love you forever and ever more I'm just a fool A fool in love with you SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL Get out of that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans [x2] Well, roll my breakfast cause I'm a hungry man I said Shake, rattle and roll [x4] Well, you never do nothin' to save your doggone soul BACKUP BUDDY Back up buddy, don't you come any closer I know you want her but the answer is 'No sir' Back up buddy don't you come any closer, she's mine all mine FOLSOM PRISON BLUES I hear the train a comin' It’s rollin' round the bend And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when But I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin’ on But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone When I was just a baby my mama told me son Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and I cry JAILHOUSE ROCK The warden threw a party in the county jail The prison band was there and they began to wail The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing You should've heard them knocked-out jailbirds sing Let's rock Everybody, let's rock Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock. Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock We're gonna rock around the clock tonight. Put your glad rags on and join me hon' We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one. We're gonna rock around the clock tonight We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight. YOU REALLY GOT ME Girl, you really got me goin' You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU Wise men say only fools rush in But I can't help falling in love with you Shall I stay? Would it be a sin If I can't help falling in love with you? AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Listen baby, ain't no mountain high Ain't no valley low, ain't no river wide enough baby If you need me call me no matter where you are No matter how far don't worry baby Just call my name I'll be there in a hurry You don't have to worry 'Cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough Ain't no valley low enough Ain't no river wide enough To keep me from getting to you babe I’M A BELIEVER Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I'm in love, (oh, ah) I'm a believer! I couldn't leave her if I tried. CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU You're just too good to be true Can't take my eyes off you You'd be like heaven to touch I wanna hold you so much At long last love has arrived And I thank God I'm alive You're just too good to be true Can't take my eyes off you PROUD MARY Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day I never lost one minute of sleepin' Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin' (turnin’) Proud Mary keep on burnin' (burnin’) Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river RING OF FIRE Love, is a burning thing And it makes a firery ring Bound, by wild desire I fell in to a ring of fire I fell into a burning ring of fire I went down, down, down And the flames went higher And it burns, burns, burns The ring of fire, The ring of fire 70’s LYRICS HELLO DARLIN’ Hello darlin' Nice to see you It's been a long time You're just as lovely As you used to be I WILL SURVIVE At first, I was afraid, I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong And I grew strong and I learned how to get along And so you're back from outer space I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face I should have changed that stupid lock I should have made you leave your key If I'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me Go on now go, walk out the door, just turn around now 'cause you're not welcome anymore Weren't you're the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye? You think I'd crumble? You think I'd lay down and die? Oh, no, not I, I will survive Oh as long as I know how to love, I know I'm still alive I've got my life to live, and I've got all my love to give And I'll survive, I, I , I will survive STAYIN’ ALIVE Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a woman's man: no time to talk Music loud and women warm, I've been kicked around Since I was born And now it's alright, it's okay And you may look the other way We can try to understand The New York Times' effect on man Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive 80’s LYRICS GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN I come home in the morning light My mother says when you gonna live your life right Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones And girls they wanna have fun Oh girls just want to have fun The phone rings in the middle of the night My father yells what you gonna do with your life Oh daddy dear you know you're still number one But girls they wanna have fun Oh girls just want to have That's all they really want Some fun When the working day is done Oh girls, they wanna have fun Oh girls just wanna have fun (girls and boys wanna have fun, girls wanna have) BEAUTY SCHOOL DROPOUT Beauty school dropout, (Beauty school dropout) Hanging around the corner store. Beauty school dropout (Beauty school dropout) It's about time you knew the score. Well they couldn't teach you anything, You think you're such a looker. But no customer will go to you, Unless she was a hooker! YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT I've got chills. They're multiplying. And I'm losing control. 'Cause the power You're supplying, Is electrifying You better shape up, 'Cause I need a man And my heart is set on you. You better shape up, You better understand To my heart I must be true. You're the one that I want, The one that I want, The one that I need. Yes indeed JESSIE’S GIRL Jessie is a friend, yeah I know he's been a good friend of mine But lately something's changed that ain't hard to define Jessie's got himself a girl and I want to make her mine And she's watching him with those eyes And she's loving him with that body, I just know it Yeah 'n' he's holding her in his arms late, late at night You know I wish that I had Jessie's girl I wish that I had Jessie's girl Where can I find a woman like that TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART And I need you now tonight And I need you more than ever And if you only hold me tight We'll be holding on forever And we'll only be making it right 'Cause we'll never be wrong together We can take it to the end of the line Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time (all of the time) I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks I really need you tonight Forever's gonna start tonight Forever's gonna start tonight Once upon a time I was falling in love But now I'm only falling apart And there's nothing I can do A total eclipse of the heart SWEET DREAMS Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? I travel the world And the seven seas, Everybody's looking for something. Some of them want to use you Some of them want to get used by you Some of them want to abuse you Some of them want to be abused. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO Wake me up before you go go, Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo. Wake me up before you go go, I don't want to miss it when you hit that high Wake me up before you go go, 'Cause I'm not planning on going solo. Wake me up before you go go, I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY Oh, I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me Oh, I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me EYE OF THE TIGER It's the eye of the tiger It's the thrill of the fight Rising up to the challenge of our rival And the last known survivor Stalks his prey in the night And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger TAINTED LOVE Oh tainted love Tainted love Now I know I've got to Run away I've got to Get away EVERY ROSE HAS IT’S THORN Every rose has its thorn Just like every night has its dawn Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song Every rose has its thorn LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER Woah, we're halfway there Woah, livin' on a prayer Take my hand, we'll make it I swear Woah, livin' on a prayer I WANT IT THAT WAY Yeah-eh-heah You are my fire The one desire Believe when I say I want it that way But we are two worlds apart Can't reach to your heart When you say That I want it that way Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a heartache Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a mistake Tell me why I never want to hear you say I want it that way I SWEAR And I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky I'll be there I swear like a shadow that's by your side I'll be there For better or worse, till death do us part I'll love you with every beat of my heart And I swear EVERYBODY Everybody Rock your body Everybody Rock your body right, Backstreet's back alright! SWEET HOME ALABAMA Sweet home Alabama Where the skies are so blue Sweet home Alabama Lord, I'm coming home to you KISS FROM A ROSE There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea You became the light on the dark side of me Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill But did you know that when it snows My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen? Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah Now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey SAY MY NAME Say my name, say my name If no one is around you Say baby I love you If you ain't runnin' game Say my name, say my name You actin' kinda shady Ain't callin' me baby Why the sudden change Say my name, say my name If no one is around you Say baby I love you If you ain't runnin' game Say my name, say my name BACK AT ONE One You're like a dream come true Two Just want to be with you Three Girl, it's plain to see That you're the only one for me And four Repeat steps one through three Five Make you fall in love with me If ever I believe my work is done Then I'll start back at one TRULY MADLY DEEPLY I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy. I'll be your hope, I'll be your love, be everything that you need. I love you more with every breath, truly madly deeply do I will be strong, I will be faithful 'cause I'm counting on a new beginning. A reason for living. A deeper meaning. Yeah I want to stand with you on a mountain. I want to bathe with you in the sea. I want to lay like this forever. Until the sky falls down on me I COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE Lying here with you Listening to the rain Smile just to see the smile upon your face These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive And these are the moments I'll remember all my life I've found all I've waited for And I could not ask for more CANDY RAIN My love do you ever dream of Candy coated rain drops You're the same my candy rain I DON'T WANNA MISS A THING I could stay awake just to hear you breathing Watch you smile while you are sleeping While you're far away dreaming I could spend my life in this sweet surrender I could stay lost in this moment forever Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure Don't want to close my eyes I don't want to fall asleep 'Cause I'd miss you baby And I don't want to miss a thing 'Cause even when I dream of you The sweetest dream will never do I'd still miss you baby And I don't want to miss a thing TRUE TO YOUR HEART True to you heart You must be true To your heart That's when the Heavens will part And baby, shower you With my love Open your eyes Your heart can tell You no lies And when you're true To your heart I know it's gonna lead You straight to me MS JACKSON I'm sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times I'm sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real Never meant to make your daughter cry I apologize a trillion times CRAZY Does that make me crazy? Does that make me crazy? Does that make me crazy? Probably DROPS OF JUPITER Now that she's back in the atmosphere With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, hey She acts like summer and walks like rain Reminds me that there's time to change, hey, hey Since the return of her stay on the moon She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey Hey, hey But tell me did you sail across the sun Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded And that heaven is overrated? Tell me, did you fall from a shooting star One without a permanent scar And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there? IRREPLACEABLE You must not know 'bout me, You must not know 'bout me I could have another you in a minute Matter fact he'll be here in a minute, baby You must not know 'bout me, You must not know 'bout me I can have another you by tomorrow So don't you ever for a second get To thinking you're irreplaceable TOXIC The taste of your lips I'm on a ride You're toxic I'm slippin' under With a taste of a poison paradise I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic? And I love what you do Don't you know that you're toxic? HEY YA Uh! My baby don't mess around Because she loves me so And this I know for sho But does she really want it But can't stand to see me Walk out the door? Don't try to fight the feeling Cause the thought alone is killing me right now Thank God for Mom and Dad For sticking through together Cause we don't know how Hey ya! Hey ya! Hey ya! Hey ya! OOPS I DID IT AGAIN I think I did it again I made you believe we're more than just friends Oh baby It might seem like a crush But it doesn't mean that I'm serious 'Cause to lose all my senses That is just so typically me Oh baby, baby Oops, I did it again I played with your heart, got lost in the game Oh baby, baby Oops, you think I'm in love That I'm sent from above I'm not that innocent APOLOGIZE I'm holdin' on a rope  Got me ten feet off the ground  I'm hearing what you say  But I just can't make a sound (Oh yea..)  They tell me that you mean it  Then you go and cut me down  But wait  You tell me that your sorry  Didn't think I'd turn around   And say  That it's too late to apologize  It's too late  Said it's too late to apologize  It's too late BYE BYE BYE Bye bye bye I'm doing this tonight You're probably gonna start a fight I know this can't be right Hey baby come on I loved you endlessly And you weren't there for me So now it's time to leave and make it alone I know that I can't take no more It ain't no lie I want to see you out that door Baby bye bye bye Bye bye Don't want to be a fool for you Just another player in your game for two You may hate me but it ain't no lie Baby bye bye bye Bye bye Don't want to make it tough I just want to tell you that I've had enough It might sound crazy but it ain't no lie Baby bye bye bye 2010’s LYRICS CALL ME MAYBE Hey I just met you And this is crazy But here's my number So call me maybe It's hard to look right at you baby But here's my number So call me maybe Hey I just met you And this is crazy But here's my number So call me maybe And all the other boys Try to chase me But here's my number So call me maybe TELEPHONE Stop callin', stop callin', I don't wanna think anymore! I left my hand and my heart on the dance floor. Stop callin', stop callin', I don't wanna talk anymore! I left my hand and my heart on the dance floor. NEVER SAY NEVER And there's just no turning back When your heart's under attack Gonna give everything I have It's my destiny I will never say never! (I will fight) I will fight till forever! (Make it right) Whenever you knock me down I will not stay on the ground Pick it up Pick it up Pick it up Pick it up, up, up And never say never HAVEN’T MET YOU YET I'm not surprised Not everything lasts I've broken my heart so many times I've stopped keepin' track. Talk myself in I talk myself out I get all worked up than I let myself down. I tried so very hard not to lose it I came up with a million excuses I thought I thought of every possibility And I know someday that it'll all turn up You'll make me work so we can work to work it out And I promise you kid that I'll give so much more than I get yeah I just haven't met you yet. Oh bop bop bop... FANCY First things first, I'm the realest (realest) Drop this and let the whole world feel it (let 'em feel it) And I'm still in the murder business I can hold you down, like I'm givin' lessons in physics (right) You should want a bad b like this (ha) Drop it low and pick it up just like this (yeah) Cup of Ace, cup of Goose, cup of Cris High heels, somethin' worth a half a ticket on my wrist (on my wrist) Takin' all the liquor straight, never chase that (never) Rooftop like we bringin' '88 back (what) Bring the hooks in, where the bass at? Champagne spillin', you should taste that I'm so fancy You already know I'm in the fast lane From L.A. to Tokyo I'm so fancy Can't you taste this gold Remember my name, 'bout to blow COOLER THAN ME If I could write you a song to make you fall in love I would already have you up under my arm I used up all my tricks, I hope that you like this But, you probably won't, you think you're cooler than me You got designer shades just to hide your face And you wear 'em around like you're cooler than me And you never say hey, or remember my name And it's probably 'cause you think you're cooler than me TIMBER It's going down, I'm yelling timber You better move, you better dance Let's make a night, you won't remember I'll be the one, you won't forget DYNAMITE Yeah, yeah Cause it goes on and on and on And it goes on and on and on Yeah! I throw my hands up in the air sometimes Saying "Ayo! Gotta let go!" I wanna celebrate and live my life Saying "Ayo! Baby, let's go!" Cause we gon' rock this club We gon' go all night We gon' light it up Like it's dynamite! Cause I told you once Now I told you twice We gon' light it up Like it's dynamite! SAY SOMETHING Say something, I'm giving up on you I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you Anywhere, I would've followed you Say something, I'm giving up on you And I will swallow my pride You're the one that I love And I'm saying goodbye THE SCIENTIST Nobody said it was easy It's such a shame for us to part Nobody said it was easy No one ever said it would be this hard Oh take me back to the start BABY My first love, broke my heart for the first time And I was like baby, baby, baby oh Like baby, baby, baby no Like baby, baby, baby oh I thought you'd always be mine (mine) Baby, baby, baby oh Like baby, baby, baby no Like baby, baby, baby ooh
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