Chuck Berry Blues
It was back in St. Louis that
He learned the guitar,
And he told everyone he was
Going to go far,
Back in ’56 his music came of age
He was dancing and driving
Right across the stage.
Go, go, go Chuck Berry, go,
Go, go, go, Chuck Berry, go
Tell Elvis Presley the news,
We got the Chuck Berry Blues.
He would bang on his guitar,
Just like clanging a bell,
He was yelling out his song so
Loud, they had to sell
And his body was Black, and his
Songs were blue
With the rhythm up front
To help the people dance to.
Go, go, go Chuck Berry, go,
Go, go, go, Chuck Berry, go
Tell the Beatles the news
We got the Chuck Berry Blues.
His guitar was red, and his
Audience was white,
And he’d sing and they would
Dance into the night,
They were kicking off their
Shoes so they could pound
Their feet,
They were rocking and reeling
To the two-four beat.
Go, go,go, Chuck Berry, go,
Go, go, go, Chuck Berry, go
Tell Mick Jagger the news
We go the Chuck Berry Blues.
He lost a little time in 1959,
When they took him aside to
Make him walk the line,
But Bo Diddly cut him loose,
And Chuck Berry was free
To chase Maybelline across
History
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