Rock N Roll Degeneration by Jerusalem Slim Lyrics

("Rock N' Roll has got to go.")

[Verse 1]
Well, the graveyard shifted back in 1955
The rabble rousers brought the threat to life
You were just a sparkle in your daddy's eye
When Elvis joined the Army and Buddy Holly died

Every eleven years
The dam breaks from our tears
The next endangered species fades away and disappears
Yeah, disappears

[Chorus]
Reputation, it preceded you
It's all about the evil that good men do
Corporations got mind control
The degeneration of Rock N' Roll

[Verse 2]
1966, we got tragically hip
The kiss of Judas blessed the politics
1977, no day at the beach
Rude awakening of the Nouveau Riche
Every eleven years
The dam breaks from our tears
The next endangered species fades away and disappears
We disappear

[Chorus]
Reputation, it preceded you
It's all about the evil that good men do
Corporations got mind control
The degeneration of Rock N' Roll
God is good, but heaven can wait
Make your cash while the greed is great
Corporations got mind control
The degeneration of Rock N' Roll

[Bridge]
Now it’s way past 1988
No one dares to deviate
Find a cause; the guilt is great
Intelligence is gone
I’ve got a New Years resolution:
Start a revolution for Rock N’ Roll
Come on, come on, let’s do it

[Chorus]
Reputation, it preceded you
It's all about the evil that good men do
Corporations got mind control
The degeneration of Rock N' Roll
The degeneration of Rock N' Roll
The degeneration of Rock N' Roll
Degeneration, degeneration
Degenerate, degenerate
The degeneration of Rock N' Roll

("And after this week, no more Rock N’ Roll will be played on the Earth.")