Well when I first got to Memphis...

I was knocked out by those friendly people

They all said "howdy, howdy, come on in

we don't know the meaning of the word outsider"

I said "people, you gonna play this kinda music

well there's something I would surely like to know

When I was a boy I heard this wild kinda music

and I think they called it, oh, rock and roll

Can you tell me what you know about rock and roll?"

They said "son, it's just a feeling, way down in your soul"

Just a simple story with this wild rock and roll

Yeah, well all the boys in Louisiana called it rock and roll

But I'll tell you a secret, it drives the women crazy

And that's all you need to know about rock and roll

Well you could not imagine the shape my head was in

I took me a walk down by the Mississippi

When I heard this rockin' out of the harbour inn

I couldn't resist, I had me a drink, then I had me a listen

I said "people, you gonna play this kinda music

There's something that I'd really like to know

When I was a boy I heard this wild kinda music

and I think they called it, rock and roll

Can you tell me what you know about rock and roll?"

They said "son, it's just a feeling, way down in your soul"

Just a simple story with this wild rock and roll

Yeah, well all the boys in Louisiana called it rock and roll

But I'll tell you a secret, it drives the women crazy

And that's all you need to know about rock and roll