Eddie Wants to Rock - Chris Thompson

Come on everybody, let’s go way back in time

Let me introduce you to a friend of mine

He couldn’t dance, he couldn’t sing

But that boy would take a shot at anything

He wrestled alligators with your man Dundee

Well, he even threw a punch at Muhammad Ali

(I've got a photograph to prove it)

And tattooed on his butt was «I just wanna rock»

I just wanna rock

Jersey, St. Louis, then out to L. A

Had to take a look at how the big boys play

He gave his heart, he gave his soul

And he spend a lotta money on rock and roll

He grooved with the Doobies and he smoked a few

If you had a sore back, well he’d fix that too

And every mornin' when he got out of bed

He’d walk up to the mirror, start shaking his head

I could be digging drains but instead I’m just gonna rock

Just gonna rock

(Eddie wants to rock, Eddie wants to roll, come on Eddie!)

Just gonna rock, just gonna rock

It wasn’t all crazy, wasn’t all just fun

Eddie took care of business when it had to be done

He saved a few lives coming down the line

And I’m sure real happy, one of them was mine

I haven’t seen Eddie

Been a long, long time

And I really miss that old friend of mine

But you can bet your bottom dollar

That wherever he went

He’ll be kicking up trouble

It was money well spent

Showing all the new kids on the block

Hey kids, you just gotta rock!

Just gotta rock

(Eddie wants to rock, Eddie wants to roll, come on Eddie!)

Hey you, just gotta rock

I wonder whatever happened to that guy

Man, we had some great times

Well, hope you like your song, Eddie

Eddie wanna rock, Eddie wanna roll

Eddie wants to rock, Eddie wants to roll

Wanna know a secret?

I’ve still got Eddie Rabbit