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AC/DC

Rock 'N' Roll Damnation

Release date: 5th May 1978

From Powerage (Europe)
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"Rock 'N' Roll Damnation" is a track by AC/DC, from the album Powerage (Europe), released 5th May 1978. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Rock 'N' Roll Damnation

[Verse 1]

They say that you play too loud

Well, baby, that's tough

They say that you've got too much

Can't get enough

They tell you that you look a fool

Oh, baby, I'm a fool for you

State that your mind's diseased

Shaky stuff

[Chorus]

And it's a rock 'n' roll damnation

Ma's own whippin' boy

Rock 'n' roll damnation

Take a chance, while you still got the choice

[Verse 2]

You say that you want respect

Honey, for what?

For everything that you've done for me

Well, uh, thanks a lot

Come on, get up off your bended knees

You could set your mind at ease

My temperature's runnin' hot

Oh, I been waitin' all night for a bite of what you got

[Chorus]

And it's a rock 'n' roll damnation

Ma's own whippin' boy

Rock 'n' roll damnation

Take a chance, while you still got the choice

[Post-Chorus]

Oh, it's a hard life

[Bridge]

(Damnation) They're putting you down

(Damnation) All over town

(Damnation) 'Cause you're way out of reach

Livin' on the street, you got to practice what you preach

[Chorus]

And it's a rock 'n' roll damnation

Ma's own whippin' boy

Rock 'n' roll damnation

Take a chance, while you still got the choice

[Outro]

(Damnation) You left a happy home

(Damnation) To live on your own

(Damnation) You wanna live in sin

(Damnation) It's a rock 'n' roll damnation

Just a bundle of joy

(Damnation) You're a toy for a boy

(Damnation) You got dollars in your eyes

(Damnation) Always chasin' that pie in the sky

(Damnation) Rock 'n' roll damnation

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Powerage (Europe)

1978
Album
Powerage (Europe)
Powerage (Europe)
AC/DC
Release year
1978
  1. —Cold Hearted Man
  2. —Gone Shootin'
  3. —Sin City
  4. —Kicked in the Teeth
  5. —Riff Raff
  6. —Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
  7. —Down Payment Blues
  8. —What's Next to the Moon
  9. —Up to My Neck in You
  10. —Gimme a Bullet

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Credits

Writer
Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
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Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
Composer
Angus Young, Bon Scott, Malcolm Young
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George Young (Rock), Harry Vanda
Drums
Phil Rudd
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Bon Scott
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Cliff Williams, Malcolm Young
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Angus Young
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