In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
( c. berry )
I'm gonna write a little letter
Gonna mail it to my local dj
Yeah, it's a rockin' little record
I want my jockey to play
Roll over beethoven, I gotta hear it again today
You know my temperature's risin
And the jukebox blowin a fuse
My heart's beatin' rhythm
And my soul keeps singin' the blues
Roll over beethoven and tell tschaikowsky the news
I got a rockin' pneumonia
I need a shot of rhythm and blues
I got the rollin' arthritis
Sittin' down at the rhythm review
Roll over beethoven and rockin' in two by two
Well, if you feel you like it
Go get your lover, then reel and rock it
Roll it over and move on up just
A trifle further and reel and rock it
With one and other
Roll over beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues
Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you the warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Hey diddle diddle, I'm playin' my fiddle
Ain't got nothin' to lose
Roll over beethoven and tell tschaikowsky the news
You know she wiggles like a glow worm
Dance like a spinnin' top
She got a crazy partner
You oughta see 'em reel and rock
Long as she got a dime the music will never stop
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues
I'm gonna write a little letter
Gonna mail it to my local dj
Yeah, it's a rockin' little record
I want my jockey to play
Roll over beethoven, I gotta hear it again today
You know my temperature's risin
And the jukebox blowin a fuse
My heart's beatin' rhythm
And my soul keeps singin' the blues
Roll over beethoven and tell tschaikowsky the news
I got a rockin' pneumonia
I need a shot of rhythm and blues
I got the rollin' arthritis
Sittin' down at the rhythm review
Roll over beethoven and rockin' in two by two
Well, if you feel you like it
Go get your lover, then reel and rock it
Roll it over and move on up just
A trifle further and reel and rock it
With one and other
Roll over beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues
Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you the warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Hey diddle diddle, I'm playin' my fiddle
Ain't got nothin' to lose
Roll over beethoven and tell tschaikowsky the news
You know she wiggles like a glow worm
Dance like a spinnin' top
She got a crazy partner
You oughta see 'em reel and rock
Long as she got a dime the music will never stop
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues
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Roll Over Beethoven Lyrics as written by Chuck Berry
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