Crocodile Rock Lyrics

Lyric discussion by LeArtist 

Cover art for Crocodile Rock lyrics by Elton John

Yeah, Tiny Dancer is great! This song is so "nastalgic". Reminds me (not that I lived in that era) when girls wore Buster Browns and had poodles on their skirts and boys wore a lot of mouse in their hair (hm..they still do that tho' ..lol). He's got so much energy. But this song has a slightly sad twist to it. "the rock just died". No, Elton, it's still here, just different.

@LeArtist very late reply, but...

as the legend goes, Rock n Roll “died” between, say, 1959-60 until The Beatles showed up. I think this is what this line is referring to, because the Croc-Rock is obviously a dance from the early days of rock n roll. Elvis got drafted, Chuck Berry got railroaded into jail on a bullshit Mann Act charge, Buddy Holly died, Jerry Lee married his 13 y/o cousin....the early heroes were almost all nearly brought down.

But it’s really just a myth, Dion andyhe Belmonts, among many other groups were still making quality rock n roll....