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Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now Lyrics
Mama knows and papa knows
That rock 'n roll is music now
Baby's been cutting his teeth on
Bo Diddley's, I'm a man, man
Listen to the Wolfman howl
See the white man sailing his ship up on the sea
Watch the white man shackle
The black man to a tree
To the invader go the fruits of war
He misses home and his boots are sore
He has not got no roots no more
He comes for your gold
Watch out for your soul
Cause tennis shoes, and rhythm and blues
Are second generation
All across the nation, now
And mama knows, papa too
Rock 'n roll is music
Rock 'n roll is music, now
To the invader go the fruits of war
He misses home and his boots are sore
He has not got no roots no more
He comes for your gold
But watch out for your soul
Mama knows and papa knows
That rock 'n roll is music
Rock 'n roll is music, now
That rock 'n roll is music now
Baby's been cutting his teeth on
Bo Diddley's, I'm a man, man
Listen to the Wolfman howl
Watch the white man shackle
The black man to a tree
To the invader go the fruits of war
He misses home and his boots are sore
He has not got no roots no more
He comes for your gold
Watch out for your soul
Are second generation
All across the nation, now
And mama knows, papa too
Rock 'n roll is music
Rock 'n roll is music, now
He misses home and his boots are sore
He has not got no roots no more
He comes for your gold
But watch out for your soul
That rock 'n roll is music
Rock 'n roll is music, now
Song Info
Submitted by
oofus On May 16, 2001
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Early thoughts on cultural appropriation from James Taylor. Certainly to the extent he appropriated black music, it was in such a whitebread way that few black people would ever identify with it enough to claim that he stole anything from them!