ju st let me hear some of that rock and roll music any old way(time) you choose(use) it it's got a back beat you can't lose it any old time you use it (it's) gotta be rock (and) roll music if you wanna dance with me if you wanna dance with me I've got no kick against modern jazz unless they try to play it too darn fast and lose the beauty of the melody until they sound just like a symphony that's why I go for that rock and roll music any old way(time) you choose(use) it it's got a back beat you can't lose it any old time you use it (it's) gotta be rock (and) roll music if you wanna dance with me if you wanna dance with me I took my loved one over a cross the tracks so she can hear my man a wailing sax I must admit they have a rocking band man, they were going like a hurricane that's why I go for that rock and roll music any old way(time) you choose(use) it it's got a back beat you can't lose it any old time you use it (it's) gotta be rock (and) roll music if you wanna dance with me if you wanna dance with me way down south they had a jubilee the jokey folks they had a jamboree they're drinking homebrew from a wooden cup the folks that danced got all shook up and started playing that rock and roll music any old way(time) you choose(use) it it's got a back beat you can't lose it any old time you use it (it's) gotta be rock (and) roll music if you wanna dance with me if you wanna dance with me don't care to hear them play a tango I'm in the mood to hear a mambo it's way too early for a congo so keep a rocking that piano that's why I go for that rock and roll music any old way(time) you choose(use) it it's got a back beat you can't lose it any old time you use it (it's) gotta be rock (and) roll music if you wanna dance with me if you wanna dance with me