Lyrics: Chuck Berry
Music: Chuck Berry
Played by the Healy-Treece Band in the early 1980s with Bill Kreutzmann on drums. Also by Jerry Garcia with Doug
Sahm and Leon Russell in 1972.
I'm gonna write a little letter, gonna mail it to my local DJ
Yeah an' it's a jumpin' little record, I want my jockey to play
Roll over Beethoven, I gotta hear it again today
You know, my temperature's risin', the jukebox's blowin' a fuse
My heart's beatin' rhythm and my soul keeps a-singin' the blues
Roll over Beethoven, and tell Tchaikovsky the news
I got the rockin' pneumonia, I need a shot of rhythm and blues
I caught the rollin' arthiritis sittin' down at a rhythm review
Roll over Beethoven, they're rockin' in two by two
Well, if you feelin' like it, go get your lover
Then reel and rock it, roll it over
And move on up just a trifle further
And reel and rock with it, roll it over
Roll over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues
Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you a warnin', don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Hey diddle diddle, I am playin' my fiddle, ain't got nothin' to lose
Roll over Beethoven, and tell Tchaikovsky the news
You know she wiggles like a glow worm, dance like a spinnin' top
She got a crazy partner, you oughta see 'em reel and rock
Long as she got a dime, the music won't never stop
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues