Key: A major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
the railroad track
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And his daddy ran off about the same time
Verse 2
what to do with the boy
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as a toy
Billy used to sit on the front
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ing those strings
Verse 3
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Playing to the rhythm of the south band train
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Notes flying off his fingers like a hurricane
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Couldn't see nothing,
never said a word
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But he could sure imitate anything he heard
Verse 4
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rock, he could roll
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(Rock, rock, rock, rock- a-billy)
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(Rock, rock, rock, rock- a-billy)
Verse 5
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But oh that boy could play
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He could rock, rock, rock,
Interlude 1
rock- a- billy
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Verse 6
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a man came to Billy's town
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To hear that boy and his guitar sound
He said, "Son, you should be a star"
Verse 7
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in a big long car
he'll ever spend
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'Cause he still has what he had back then
Verse 8
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he could roll
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(Rock, rock, rock, rock-
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Cry blues, with soul
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(Rock, rock, rock, rock- a- billy)
Verse 9
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But, oh, that boy could play
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He could rock, rock, rock, rock- a- billy
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rock- a- billy
Outro 1
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