well i tried to like country but it gave me the blues don t you know and i tried to like jazz but it wore out my shoes to the soul well i ain t no criminal ain t no saint ain t complaining and don t get faint got a job that i can t refuse and i won t be late i m a rock n roller yeah i m a rock n roller gonna rock n roll you all night long well i put on a ballad and pretend that it s hot but it s not and the harder i try the new music just don t hit the spot well i ain t no criminal ain t no saint ain t no whiner don t get faint excuse me if i sound rude i got a job to do i m a rock n roller yeah i m a rock n roller i m a rock n roller yeah i m a rock n roller gonna rock n roll you all night long well i can t take classical cause i ain t old what a shame and when rap makes me feel like a gangster i ain t to blame well i ain t no criminal ain t no saint ain t complaining don t get faint got to keep rocking i can t stop or i ll blow my top i m a rock n roller i m a rock n roller gonna rock n roll you all night long 