When I was just a boy at school The kids all said that I was cool Even said I could go far, just me and my guitar I combed my hair in a big El quiff Lots of grease to make it stiff My pointed toes and my boot-lace tie - I'm going to catch your eye Oh, oh, rock and roll - I can't stop, it's got a hold Hey, hey, what I say? Ain't nobody gonna take it away I met a girl and she could sing - She could do most anything When I took her in my car, she just wanted my guitar So I put my foot hard down Left her standing in that old town Ain't nobody going to come between Me and my machine Woah, oh, rock and roll - I can't stop, it's got a hold Hey, hey, what I say? Ain't nobody gonna take it away Then one day I took a ride Into the city and the bright lights I soon found out that I was on my own Just picking at the bone Just one thing for me to do - I had to make it up and anew So I picked up my faithful friend And I played it to the end Oh, oh, rock and roll - I can't stop, it's got a hold Hey, hey, what I say? Ain't nobody gonna take it away