Chuck Berry - The Toasters

Forty years ago there was a Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene

They could hear these tunes drifting down from New Orleans

They put the two together in a thing they called Ska

And sent it off to England in the back of Laurel Aitken’s car

It was 1964 and the rhythm just wouldn’t stop

People banging on the door to hear «My boy Lollipop»

Then the 70's came and with it the 2 Tone scene…

People shakin' their heads at the rudies on the record machine

Now the 90's are here with the new bands bringin' it to you

Skins and rudies-and even some punk rock, too!

But the boys are still playing and the music is coming out right!

Down at your jukebox, dancing on a Saturday night!

In their eyes where does Chuck Berry fit?

Well he influenced the Ska, that’s the long and the short of it

He played his guitar and they heard it on the radio

And the rest is history, just as everybody knows…

Forty years ago there was a Jumpin' Jazz Jamaica scene

You can check them rudies dancing at the record machine

The style is timeless, with the Perry and Doc Marten boots…

You can keep dancing, just as long as you remember your roots

You can keep rocking, just as long as you remember your roots

You can keep dancing, just as long as you remember your roots