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LET THE BOY ROCK AND ROLL As recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful (From the 1966 Album DAYDREAM) [Intro]

^N.C.I heard Mama and Papa talkin' last night ^N.C.And I heard Mama say to Papa: Let that boy rock and roll

[Verse 1]

^FThe neighbors are complainin' and the schoolboard called twice to^Cday You know they ^Fthink he's a fool and his studies are slippin' ^Caway He don't ^Dthink about nothin' 'cept the ^Grock and roll records that ^Cplay

[Verse 2]

I say ^Fit's all right, Pa, let the boy rock and ^Croll He's got a ^Fmind of his own and you know he's got a musical ^Csoul And he's ^Dgotta play music and you ^Gknow we really can't say ^Cno

[Bridge]

So ^DmDaddy, don't you worry if he's crazy ^Ammad Go on and ^Dmdo what you think you ^Amshould But ^DmDaddy, don't you call him ^EmLittle Boy Bad When you ^Gkn^N.C.ow he could be ^GJo^N.C.hnny B. ^GGo^N.C.ode

[Verse 3]

^FI say it's all right, Pa, let the boy sing his ^Csong In his ^Fbrand new boots, he needs a foot full of kickin' the ^Cgong If his ^Dmusic is groovy, you ^Gknow he really can't go ^Cwrong

[Guitar Solo] F C F C D G C [Bridge]

[Verse 4]

^FI say it's all right, Pa, let the boy ^Crock and roll He's got a ^Fmind of his own and you know he's got a musical ^Csoul If the ^Dmusic is groovy, you ^Gknow we really can't say ^Cno

[Outro] F

The Lovin' Spoonful - Let the boy rock and roll