get a load of that guy with the dew rag on and the cowboy tie man that cat is gone form memphis to nashville then way out west put that hollywood party to the acid test got a little bungalow in the valley somewhere took a gig playing bass with sonny and cher he took it on his chin and never got it off his chest he wouldn t be caught dead wearing that vest not rock back billy rock back billy he came to make a stew with that swamp guitar he kept it lonesome and blue yeah in the trunk of his car but no one gave him a long shot though he never did doubt what it was not or what it was all about he got all tangled up with liquor and drugs trying to make a racket like those english mugs till he couldn t get arrested and he couldn t see straight he couldn t even shine shoes in that golden state not rock back billy come on rock back billy when you see him on the street well he s no spring chicken but ask him how he makes ends meet he ll tell you i m still pickin aw rock it billy rock it yeah they counted him down when they dropped that beat but that red hot sound they could not defeat it started coming back from boston from east l a down in austin texas and up new york way and as long as there s a kid in a room somewhere with a beat up guitar and some funny looking hair well it might be billy s kid you don t know and all i ve got to say is go cat go come on rock back billy come on rock back billy rock back billy