Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) Lyrics

Words and music: N. Dolph, P. DiFranco en J. Levine (Reunion) / trad.; arr.: Max van de Kamp
B.B. Bumble and the Stingers, Mott the Hoople, Ray Charles Singers
Lonnie Mack and twangin' Eddy, here's my ring we're goin' steady
Take it easy, take me higher, liar liar, house on fire
Locomotion, Poco Passion, Deeper Purple, Satisfaction
Baby baby gotta gotta gimme gimme gettin' hotter
Sammy's cookin', Leslie's gory, Ritchie Valens, end of story
Mahavishnu, fujiyama, kama-sutra, rama-lama
Richard Perry, Spector, Barry Righteous, Archies, Nilsson Harry.


Life is a rock but the radio rolled me.
Got to turn it up ouder, so my DJ told me.
Life is a rock but the radio rolled me.
At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie.


FM, AM, hits are clickin' while the clock is tockin'-tickin'
Friends and Romans, salutations, Brenda and the Tabulations
Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stoning, centerfolder
Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers
Mungo Jerry, Peter Peter Paul and Paul and Mary Mary
Dr. John the nightly tripper, Doris Day and Jack the Ripper
Gotta go Sir, got to swelter, Leon Russell, Gimme Shelter
Miracles in smokey places, slide guitars and Fender basses.


Arthur Janov primal, Screamin' Hawkins Jay and Dale and Ronnie, 
Kukla Fran and Norma Okla, Denver John and Osmond Donny
JJ Cale and ZZ Top and LL Bean and DD Dinah
David Bowie, Steely Dan and sing me proud, oh CC Rider
Edgar Winter, Joanie Sommers, Ides of March and Johnny Thunder
Eric Clapton, pedal wah-wah, Stephen Foster, do-dah do-dah
Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda, Surfer Girl and Little Honda
Tighter, tighter, honey, honey, sugar, sugar, yummy, yummy.


Shimmy shimmy ko-ko bop and Fats is back and Finger Poppin'.
Mushroom omelet, Bonnie Bramlett, Wilson Pickett, stomp and kick it.
CBS and Warner Brothers, RCA and all the others.
Rock it, sock it, Alan Freed me, Murray Kaufman, tried to lead me.
Fish, and Swim, and Boston Monkey, Make it bad and play it funky.
Freddy King and Albert King and B.B. King and frolicking.