Lyrics to
Rocka Rolla

This version of Rocka Rolla was released by Judas Priest in 1974.

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Man eatin’ momma, steam driven hammer
Sorts the men out from the boys
Takes no messin’, all in wrestlin’
Is one of her pride and joys

She a classy, flashy lassy
Imitation sapphire shine
Two faced liar, full of fire
But I know the flame is mine

Rocka rolla woman for a rocka rolla man
You can take her if you want her
If you think you can
Rocka rolla woman for a rocka rolla man
You can take her if you want her you can

She’s a grip and choke ya
Heavy smoker
Wrong side of the law

Midnight shady
Good time lady
Heavy, ready show you what for

Barroom fighter
Ten pint a nighter
Definite ninety-nine

Diamond cluster
Knuckle duster
Feline on the borderline

Rocka rolla woman for a rocka rolla man
You can take her if you want her
If you think you can
Rocka rolla woman for a rocka rolla man
You can take her if you want her you can

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About Lyrics and Rocka Rolla by Judas Priest

The lyrics to Rocka Rolla are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Judas Priest used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Rocka Rolla have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Judas Priest and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Rocka Rolla by Judas Priest. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Rocka Rolla" means the words set to the music of Rocka Rolla, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Judas Priest. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Rocka Rolla and the lyrics to Rocka Rolla are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Judas Priest who came here looking just for the lyrics to Rocka Rolla, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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