Lyrics to
Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller

This version of Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller was released by Rod Stewart in 1974.

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Nineteen years old and as sweet as she could be
All dressed up like a downtown Christmas tree
Dancin’ and hummin’ a rock ‘n’ roll melody
She’s the daughter of a well respected man
who taught her how to jerk and understand
then she became a rock ‘n’ roll music fan

Sweet little rock ‘n’ roller, sweet little rock ‘n’ roller
Her daddy doesn’t have to scold her
Her partner can’t hardly hold her
Because she never gets any older
Sweet little rock ‘n’ roller

Shoulda seen her eyes when the band began to play
and the famous singer sang and bowed away
When the stars were gone she screamed and yelled hurray
Ten thousand eyes were watchin’ them leave the floor
Five thousand tongues are screaming out “More” and “More”
About fifteen hundred waiting outside the door

Sweet little rock ‘n’ roller, sweet little rock ‘n’ roller
Her daddy doesn’t have to scold her
Her partner can’t hardly hold her
Because she never gets any older
Sweet little rock ‘n’ roller

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The lyrics to Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Rod Stewart in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Rod Stewart and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller by Rod Stewart in a number of ways. 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 Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller" means the words set to the music of Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rod Stewart. 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 Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller and the lyrics to Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rod Stewart who came here looking just for the lyrics to Sweet Little Rock ‘N’ Roller, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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