Born To Boogie

Well, my momma met my daddy down in Alabam'

They tied the knot and so here I am

Born on the bayou on the Texas Line

Loved in Louisiana and raised on jambalaya

Now, before I could walk I had a guitar in my hand

By the time I could talk I had my own band

I went on the road when I was eight years old

When I turned fifteen I was stealing the show

Money to burn and the girls were pretty

It didn't take me long to learn that I was born to boogie

When I was eighteen I went to Hollywood

I met Elvis and Marilyn and Johnny B Goode

Got my guitar painted, danced in the California sun

A red Cadillac, having too much fun

Now, we were playing them halls and jammin' then

And we moved it on over to M-G-M

They said, "This is the boy we've been tellin' you about"

He lit a cigar and he stuck his hand out

He said, "Son, have we got a deal for you

I'm gonna make you a star, give you fifty thousand too"

I told him my momma didn't raise no fool

"I'll take your money, I'll make your movie

I can tell ya right now I was born to boogie"

Well, my name is Bocephus I drink whiskey by the gallon

And I never back down and I love a good challenge

What I do now is what I did then

I like to get down with all my rowdy friends

Now, I can be sweet and I can be mean

I still got my hat and I still wear my jeans

My shades are chrome, my guitar is steel

If you think I won't then believe me I will

Get down on you, baby, because I ain't no rookie

I was put here to party and I was born to boogie