Roll Over
Beethoven
(Chuck Berry)
George
Harrison: Vocals, electric guitar
John Lennon: Electric guitar
Paul McCartney: Bass guitar
Ringo Starr: Drums
All: Handclaps
Recorded
July 30 1963.
Available
on:
With
The Beatles
Anthology 1
Live At The BBC
A version
of Roll Over Beethoven recorded for Swedish radio in October
1963 is included on the Beatles’ Anthology 1. Some
critics claim this is a better version than one on the With
The Beatles album.
Roll Over
Beethoven was completed in five takes (plus overdubs), with
George Harrison singing the lead vocal.
Roll Over Beethoven
(Chuck Berry)
Well gonna
write a little letter
Gonna mail it to my local D.J.
It's a rockin' little record
I want my jockey to play
Roll over Beethoven
I gotta hear it again today
You know my temperature's risin'
And the jukebox's blowin' a fuse
My hearts beatin' rhythm
And my soul keeps singing the blues
Roll over Beethoven
And tell Tchaikovsky the news
I got a rockin' pneumonia
I need a shot of rhythm and blues
I think I got it off the writer
Sittin' down by the rhythm review
Roll over Beethoven
We're rockin' in two by two
Well if you fell you like it
Well get your lover and reel and rock it
Roll it over and move on up
Just jump around and reel and rock it
Roll it over
Roll over Beethoven
A rockin' in two by two, oh
Well early in the mornin'
I'm a givin' you the warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Hey little little
Gonna play my fiddle
Ain't got nothing to lost
Roll over Beethoven
And tell Tchaikovsky the news
You know she winks like a glow worm
Dance like a spinnin' top
She got a crazy partner
Oughta see 'em reel an rock
Long as she's got a dime
The music will never stop
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
And dig these rhythm and blues
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