Chucky Berry

Forty years ago

there was a Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene

They could hear these tunes

drifting down from New Orleans

They put the two together

in a thing they called Ska

And sent it off to England

in the back of Laurel Aiken's car

It was 1964

and the rhythm just wouldn't stop,

People banging on the door

to hear "My boy Lollipop"

Then the 70's came

and with it the 2 Tone scene...

People shakin' their heads

at the rudies on the record machine

Now the 90's are here

with the new bands bringin'it to you

Skins and rudies

and even some punk rock, too!

But the boys are still playing

and the music is coming out live!

Down at your jukebox,

dancing on a Saturday night!

In their eyes

where does Chuck Berry fit?

Well he influences the Ska,

that's the long and the short of it

He played his guitar

and they heard it on the radio.

And the rest is history,

is just as everybody knows...

Forty years ago

there was a Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene

You can check them rudies

dancing at the record machine

The style is timeless,

with Fred Perry and Doc Marten boots...

You can keep dancing,

just as long as you remember your roots

You can keep rocking,

just as long as you remember your roots

You can keep dancing,

just as long as you remember your roots