They Were Kings

They were kings, baby

They were kings, baby

Rock'n'roll, baby

There were kings, baby

Everybody got to know

Everybody got to sing

I've gotta song I want to tell you about

1, 2, 3, go!

They were kings

I want rock'n'roll music don't need to be such a drag

There's a whole lot of bands that put my head in the bag

Crazy dog music that make you want to flip

*Say yes baby and put the pebbles on your hips

So good, so fine, they were living in my lifetime

Talk about the brothers trying to get right

The Gories were first, out of sight

Picking peg playing them cool

Thunderbirds, baby, ESQ

Long before the Gories washed it all down

They inspired the scene, give him the crown

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Thinking some more about a band that's great

Destination rolling on out of state

6 strings of dirty tracks look out men

Cheat us burning up a Chevy Van

14 levels above you and me

And they are kings buddy

Shame you know them brothers knew just how to slap

They've got tasty spoon

From a psychedelic record shop

They even know how to sweat

At the counter of the White Castle

Yes, misunderstood genius of rock'n'roll

Wearing sideburn

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Way out in the desert in the Arizona sun

Crazy Jesus man made their own kind of fun

Looking at the people on the highway

Shooting bows and arrows like a good old thing

Deep down south don't give a damn

I'm talking about the great Doo Rag

I heard the blues in a suspicious way

Down at the Junket that's where some of us play

Everything's homemade you should have heard them sing

Doing vacuum cleaner man they were kings

They were kings living in my lifetime

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