Roll Over Beethoven
Berry

Lyrics:
Well gonna write a little letter
Gonna mail it to my local D.J.
It's a rockin' little record
I want my jockey to play
Roll over Beethoven
I gotta hear it again today

You know my temperature's risin'
and the jukebox's blowin' a fuse
My hearts beatin' rhythm
and my soul keeps singing the blues
Roll over Beethoven
and tell Tchaikovsky the news

I got a rockin' pneumonia
I need a shot of rhythm and blues
I think I got it off the writer
sittin' down by the rhythm review
Roll over Beethoven
we're rockin' in two by two

Well if you fell you like it
Well get your lover and reel and rock it
roll it over and move on up
just jump around and reel and rock it
roll it over
Roll over Beethoven
a rockin' in two by two , oh

Well early in the mornin'
I'm a givin' you the warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede showes
Hey little little
gonna play my fiddle
Ain't got nothing to lose
Roll over Beethoven
and tell Tchaikovsky the news

You know she winks like a glow worm
Dance like a spinnin' top
She got a crazy partner
oughta see 'em reel an rock
Long as she's got a dime
the music will never stop
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
and dig these rhythm and blues 		Availability:
Anthology 1 (CD)
Live At The BBC (CD)
With The Beatles (CD)
With The Beatles (UK)
The Beatles' Second Album (US)

Lead Singer: George

Recording: 5/21/63 (BBC), 6/24/63 (BBC), 7/30/63, 8/1/63 (BBC), 12/17/63 (BBC), 12/18/63 (BBC), 1/7/64 (BBC), 2/28/64 (BBC)
Mixing: 8/21/63, 10/29/63
Length: 2:40
Take: 7 and 8

What Goes On? Anomalies

0:00-0:10
Messed up guitar intro. Listen to Berry's original, and then this one
2:08 * NEW *
On Mono CD, the "sss" sound makes an odd stereophonic sound, as if a problem in transfer of the master to CD
1:28 * NEW *
George's "ooooo" seems to be cut in the middle. Either an edit, or he stopped and someone else picked up the sound.
2:41 * NEW *
Final chord is very obviously edited on.
Note: I did not write or compile these anomalies. Please don't email me with new anomalies and please read the WGO Info page.

Notes:

© 1956 Arc Music Corporation, USA. Jewel Music Publishing Company Limited, 129 Park Street, London W1. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
Seven BBC broadcasts: 6/3/63 on Steppin' Out, 6/29/63 on Saturday Club, 9/3/63 on Pop Goes The Beatles, 12/21/63 on Saturday Club, 12/26/63 on From Us To You, 2/15/64 on Saturday Club and 3/30/64 on From Us To You.