When he was a child

Just a baby boy

He wanted to play rock music

And sing some songs of joy

When he started school

He just could pat his feet

The first song he ever learned had a strong boogie beat
Come on now
Rock it  rock it  rock it along

Roll it  roll it  roll it on

Git it  git it  git it on

Got it  got it  got it and gone

Then one day it happened

They hauled him off to war

Way over there in no man's land
Just him and his guitar

Nobody near to love him

Nobody ever sent him news

What could a poor boy do at night
Sit down and sing them blues
Come on now
Rock it  rock it  rock it along

Roll it  roll it  roll it on

Git it  git it  git it on

Got it  got it  got it and gone

Rock it  rock it  rock it along

Roll it  roll it  roll it on

Git it  git it  git it on

Got it  got it  got it and gone

Early one morning they called him

Oh  what a beautiful day

They packed him in an old army plane
And flew him back home to stay

He landed in Clark Air base

But didn't have no place to go
So he sit down with his guitar in the middle of the street
And gave everybody a free show

Rock it  rock it  rock it along

Roll it  roll it  roll it on

Git it  git it  git it on

Got it  got it  got it and gone