(I Want a) Rock and Roll Guitar Songtext
von Johnny Preston
(I Want a) Rock and Roll Guitar Songtext
Ho ho ho! It was the night before Christmas
And everything was real quiet
So I thought I′d take myself a little walk
At Christmas Eve night
I was making it on down the street when to my surprise
I saw this little bitty cat
With big old tears in his eyes
Now I could see he was standing in front of this music store
And he looked real brought down
I could hear what he was saying
He didn't know I was around
He say
I want a rock ′n' roll guitar
With a big bass string
I want a rock 'n′ roll guitar
So I can play the thing
I wanna be on TV
Like a rock ′n' roll star
I want Santa Claus to bring me
A rock ′n' roll guitar
Ha ha ha! So, uh
I walks over to him, uh, ′cause I understand
I thought I'd cheer him up, so I say
"Looky here little man, uh, you don′t want no rock 'n' roll guitar
You want a six-gun like the Lone Ranger has
So you can run around saying, uh, ′Hi-ho Silver, kemosabe′
And all that cowboy jazz
Or how would you like old Santa to bring you, uh
A little dump truck, so you could go around, uh, dumping things?"
And he say, "Man, I don't want no dump truck
I want something that swings." He say
I want a rock ′n' roll guitar
With a big bass string
I want a rock ′n' roll guitar
So I can play that thing
I wanna be on TV
Like a rock ′n' roll star
I want Santa Claus to bring me
A rock 'n′ roll guitar
Ha ha! "Wait a minute there, wait a minute, hold on, hold on," I say
I say, "Hold on there little fellow
Why don′t you, uh, be like the rest of the little chicks and cats
And wish for a space helmet or a rocket
Ship or something wild like that?"
And you know what he say? He say, "Look here, Dad
I don't want no train or no plane, nothing square like that
That ain′t the lick for me. When I awake
This whole place is gonna shake
'Cause you know what I want under my Christmas tree."
He say
I want a rock ′n' roll guitar
With a big bass string
I want a rock ′n' roll guitar
So I can play that thing
I wanna be on TV
Like a rock 'n′ roll star
I want Santa Claus to bring me
A rock ′n' roll guitar
Ho ho ho! Crazy little fellow, crazy! Yeah, say
And everything was real quiet
So I thought I′d take myself a little walk
At Christmas Eve night
I was making it on down the street when to my surprise
I saw this little bitty cat
With big old tears in his eyes
Now I could see he was standing in front of this music store
And he looked real brought down
I could hear what he was saying
He didn't know I was around
He say
I want a rock ′n' roll guitar
With a big bass string
I want a rock 'n′ roll guitar
So I can play the thing
I wanna be on TV
Like a rock ′n' roll star
I want Santa Claus to bring me
A rock ′n' roll guitar
Ha ha ha! So, uh
I walks over to him, uh, ′cause I understand
I thought I'd cheer him up, so I say
"Looky here little man, uh, you don′t want no rock 'n' roll guitar
You want a six-gun like the Lone Ranger has
So you can run around saying, uh, ′Hi-ho Silver, kemosabe′
And all that cowboy jazz
Or how would you like old Santa to bring you, uh
A little dump truck, so you could go around, uh, dumping things?"
And he say, "Man, I don't want no dump truck
I want something that swings." He say
I want a rock ′n' roll guitar
With a big bass string
I want a rock ′n' roll guitar
So I can play that thing
I wanna be on TV
Like a rock ′n' roll star
I want Santa Claus to bring me
A rock 'n′ roll guitar
Ha ha! "Wait a minute there, wait a minute, hold on, hold on," I say
I say, "Hold on there little fellow
Why don′t you, uh, be like the rest of the little chicks and cats
And wish for a space helmet or a rocket
Ship or something wild like that?"
And you know what he say? He say, "Look here, Dad
I don't want no train or no plane, nothing square like that
That ain′t the lick for me. When I awake
This whole place is gonna shake
'Cause you know what I want under my Christmas tree."
He say
I want a rock ′n' roll guitar
With a big bass string
I want a rock ′n' roll guitar
So I can play that thing
I wanna be on TV
Like a rock 'n′ roll star
I want Santa Claus to bring me
A rock ′n' roll guitar
Ho ho ho! Crazy little fellow, crazy! Yeah, say
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