Chuck Berry

[fox69]

"Diploma For Two"

"Diploma For Two"


When I was in my freshman year
Nothing around me seemed too clear
My oh my you can't blame a guy
When every day seemed so new

Then I came to be a sophomore
I got around better than I did before
I made friends fast in every class
And especially in the one I met you

Now I'm a junior and you're my girl
Gee, but those two years flew
I'll be the happiest guy in the whole wide world
If I can bank on a honeymoon with you

When I complete my senior term
I'll make reservations that you'll confirm
There'll be no doubt of me losing out
I'll get a diploma for two!

Now I'm a junior and you're my girl
Gee, but those two years flew
I'll be the happiest guy in the whole wide world
If I can bank on a honeymoon with you

When I complete my senior term
I'll make reservations that you'll confirm
There'll be no doubt of me losing out
I'll get a diploma for two!

(A diploma for two!)

 

[fox69]

"Do You Love Me"

"Do You Love Me"


My first and only love, I do sincerely ask of you
The one and only question that my heart is wandering to:

Do you love me? Do you mean the things you say?
If you love me, baby, you won't treat me this way.
Don't treat me this way!

I tried so hard to prove to you that my love for you is real
You never say sweet things to try to change the way I feel;

Do you love me? Do you mean the things you say?
If you love me, baby, you won't treat me this way.
Don't treat me this way!

(Do you love me? Do you mean the things you say to me?)

I never asked you were you're been or where you want to go
But now the time has come, my dear, and I have got to know:

Do you love me? Do you mean the things you say?
If you love me, baby, you won't treat me this way.
Don't treat me this way!
(Don't treat me this way!)
(Don't treat me this way!)

 

[fox69]

"Don't You Lie To Me"

"Don't You Lie To Me"


Let's talk it over baby before we start
You know I heard about the way that you do your part
Don't lie to me - don't you lie to me
'Cos it makes me mad and I get shook up as a man can be

You know there's two kinds of people that I just can't stand
That's a lying woman and a cheating man
Don't lie to me - don't you lie to me
'Cos it makes me mad I get shook up as a man can be
Yeah

Well I can love you baby till the cows come home
But I'm so sick and tired of you treating me wrong
Don't lie to me - don't you lie to me
'Cos it makes me mad and I get evil as a man can be

Well if you love me baby and it ain't no lie
I'll be with you baby till the well runs dry
Don't lie to me - don't you lie to me
'Cos it makes me mad and I get shook up as a man can be

 

[fox69]

"Down The Road A Piece"

"Down The Road A Piece"


Now if you wanna hear some boogie like I'm gonna play
It's just an old piano and a knockout bass
The drummer man's a cat they call Kickin' McCoy
You know, remember that rubber-legged boy?
Mama's cookin' chicken fried and bacon grease
Come on along boys it's just down the road a piece

Well, there's a place you really get your kicks
It's open every night about twelve to six
Now if you wanna hear some boogie you can get your fill
And shove and sting like an old steam drill
Come on along you can lose your lead
Down the road, down the road, down the road a piece

There's a place you really get your kicks
It's open every night about twelve to six
Now if you wanna hear some boogie you can get your fill
And shove and sting like an old steam drill
Come on along you can lose your lead
Down the road, down the road, down the road a piece

 

[fox69]

"Downbound Train"

"Downbound Train"


A stranger lying on a bar room floor
Had drank so much he could drink no more
So he fell asleep with a troubled brain
To dream that he rode on that downbound train

The engine with blood was sweaty and damp
And brilliantly lit with a brimstone lamp
And imps for fuel were shovelling bones
While the furnace rang with a thousand groans

The boiler was filled with lager beer
The devil himself was the engineer

The passengers were most a motley crew
Some were foreigners and others he knew
Rich men in broadcloth, beggars in rags
Handsome young ladies and wicked old hags

As the train rushed on at a terrible pace
Sulphuric fumes scorched their hands and face
Wider and wider the country grew
Faster and faster the engine flew
Louder and louder the thunder crashed
Brighter and brighter the lighting flashed

Hotter and hotter the air became
Till their clothes were burned
And they were screaming with pain
Then out of the distance there came a yell
Ha ha said the devil we're nearing home

Oh how the passengers shrieked with pain
And begged old Satan to stop that train

The stranger awoke with an anguished cry
His clothes wet with sweat and his hair standing high
He fell on his knees on the bar room floor
And prayed a prayer like never before

And the prayers and vows were not in vain
For he never rode that downbound train

 

[fox69]

"Driftin' Blues"
(originally by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers)

"Driftin' Blues"
(originally by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers)



Well, I'm driftin' and driftin' like a ship out on the sea
Yes, I'm driftin' and driftin' like a ship out on the sea
Ah, you know I ain't got nobody in this world to care for me

Ah, if my baby would only take me back again
Mm, if my baby would only take me back again
Well, you know I ain't good for nothin', darlin', and I haven't got a friend

Please come back, baby, baby, please come back home
Please come back home, baby, baby, please come back home
I wanna show you just how much I love you, and how it feels to be alone

 

[fox69]

"Drifting Heart"

"Drifting Heart"


Who set my heart
Ever - drifting?
You, from the start never lifting
I fight it but it downs me
Despite the joy around me
I can't free myself from sorrow

All through the day it's a wonder
Fall will the night, still I wonder
If I'm the only
Or are you as lonely
Come home to me tomorrow
Why should the past so change
How you feel!
Oh but I ask you
"Forgive, if you will"
These lonely hours are
So hard to bear
I don't deny that I was unfair

You paid enough to be gay
Who made me love you this way?
So give me the chance
To renew our romance
For this time I know it will stay
Oh yes, this time I know it will stay

 

[fox69]

"Every Day I Have The Blues"

"Every Day I Have The Blues"


Every day, every day I have the blues
Every day, every day I have the blues
When you see me worried, baby, because it's you I hate to lose

Nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Speaking of bad luck and trouble will you know I've had my share

I'm gonna pack my suit-case, move on down the line
I'm gonna pack my suit-case, moving down the line
Well, there ain't nobody worryin' and there ain't nobody cryin'
Seems to me every day, every day I have the blues
Every day, every day I have the blues...

 

[fox69]

"Every Day We Rock And Roll"

"Every Day We Rock And Roll"


Every day we're gonna rock and roll
Rock and roll, rock and roll
Every day we're gonna rock and roll, gonna
Rock out a little bit of soul

Every day we're gonna go, go, go
Gonna kick off the shoes and dance on the floor
Every day we're gonna go, go, go, gonna
Go, go, a little bit of soul

Every day we're gonna twist and shout
Hold back, baby, come on, work out
Every day we're gonna twist and shout, gonna
Twist and shout a little soul

Every day we're gonna shake, shake, shake
Come on, Grandpa, you ain't got no back ache
Every day we're gonna shake, shake, shake, gonna
Shake a little bit of soul

Every day we're gonna turn it on
Gonna turn it on, gonna turn it on
Every day we're gonna turn it on, gonna
Turn on a little bit of soul

Every day we're gonna rock and roll
'Round the clock, rock and roll
Every day we're gonna rock and roll, gonna
Rock out a little bit of soul

 

[fox69]

"Festival"

"Festival"


Havin' a nationwide festival for fourteen days and nights
Ah, there's fifty four bands on a river boat spot in the lights
Hundred of bands and tents all on the banks of the Ohio
Bandstands floatin' from Paducah to Cairo
Be over a million freaks there diggin' the sights.

There's so many beautiful people there to love and cheer
Some of the greatest guitar playin' in the western hemisphere
Got the Who, the Band from across the north border
Canned Heat, The Fifth Dimension, Creedence Clearwater
Oh, brother Hendrix, sister Joplin, we wish you were here.

Early in the mornin' Johnny Cash and old Elvis got loose
The Who, Vanilla Fudge and the Woolies start paying their dues
All evening Ike Turner and Aretha right on the Drifters
And the Coasters and the Loading Zone
All night Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters in a battlin' mood.

Oh, what a beautiful show, was sitting right up under the microphone
Diggin' the Grateful Dead, Little Richard and the Rolling Stones
Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin and the Everly Brothers
Bad Bo Diddley and the Beatles and some others
Everybody's laying back and freaking out all week long.