THE ALL AMERICAN BOY
  (PARSONS-LUNSFORD)
           (BOBBY BARE)

Key C

C                                                   F                                      G7                                                    C
Gather 'round, cats, an’ I'll tell you a story ‘bout how to become an All American Boy

C                                     F                                 G7                                         C
Buy ya’ a gittar an’ put it in tune, An’ you'll be rockin' an’ rollin' soon.

F                                                    G7                                  C
Impressin' the girls, pickin' hot licks, and all that jazz!

I bought me a gittar a year ago Learned how to play in a day or so

An’ all ‘round town, it was well understood, that I was knockin' 'em out like "Johnny B. Goode"

Hot licks, showin' off ! Ah Number One!

Then I practice all day an’ up into the night My papa's hair was turnin' white

‘Cause he didn't like Rock 'n' roll. He said "You can stay, boy, but that's gotta go."

He's a square, he jus’ didn' dig me at all

So I took my gittar, picks an’ all Said farewell t’ my poor ol’ "pa"

Split for Memphis, where they say, "Y’ all" An’ them swingin' cats are havin' a ball!

Session, hot licks an’ all. They dig me

I was rockin' and bopin' an’ gettin' the breaks, an’ the girls all said I had what it takes

When up stepped a man with a big cigar, He said "C’m here cat, I'm gonnna make you a star!"

"I'll put cha on "Bandstand"! Buy ya a Cadillac! Sign here, kid."

I signed my name an’ became a star. Havin' a ball with my gittar

Drivin’ a big, long Cadillac an’ fightin' the girls off’n m’ back!

They jus’ kep’ acomin', screamin', yeah! They like it!

So I pick’d my gittar with a great big gain, f’in the money jus’ kept on pourin' in,

But then, one day Uncle Sam, He says (knock!, knock!) "Here I am"

"Uncle Sam needs you, boy! I'm a-gonna cut your hair off!

Now, uh take this rifle, kid. Gimme that gittar" Yeah!