Rock and Roll Call

I was out driving last night and I turned on my AM radio
And late at night you can hear across 10 or 12 states
Some 4000 miles away
And I was listening to all night talk show radio
And there was a 14 year old kid
Saying that he just discovered rock and roll
But he was having a real tough time
Trying to keep it all, all straight and he said

Bruce was the King
Elvis was the Chairman of the Board
Ol' Blues Eyes was the Boss and
Dylan's the Muse, Dylan's always the Muse

I said no, no, no you got some of that wrong
You got the right names but the wrong jobs for this song
So since I got a few on you I'll tell you what I'm gonna do
Cause not so long ago I was just like you and

Bruce is the Boss, Elvis is the King
Ol' Blue Eyes, he's the Chairman of the Board and
Dylan's the Muse, Dylan's always the Muse

David Bowie's the Thin White Duke
Johnny Cash the Man in Black
He's walked that line and he just keeps coming back
Aretha is the Queen of Soul she understands the Funk and Roll

Well, James Brown is just another case
He's got three names to match that good looking face
Soul Brother #1, Godfather of Soul
The Hardest Working Man in Show Business is he
Some of the greats don't even get a name
James Brown so bad he got three!

Some say Johnny B should be the King
I see nothing wrong with that
They've been both like royalty
There's nothing wrong with 2 Kings
What about the Glimmer Twins?
Maybe we should have 3!

Bruce is the Boss, Elvis is the King
Ol' Blue Eyes, he's the Chairman of the Board and
Dylan's the Muse, Dylan's always the Muse

Janis is the Pearl, Morrison the Lizard King
Ted the Motor City Madman, he'll hunt just anything
Clapton is Slowhand or God depends who you ask
Ozzy just Ozzy drinking from a flask
Van the Man his voice floats like a flute
He's a black jazz man caught in his celtic suit
The Fab Four are from Liverpool no bands more instrumental
Piano Man's from the Island, I hear he's going classical
JD&SC, the Spirit of Rock and Roll

Bruce is the Boss, Elvis is the King
Ol' Blue Eyes, he's the Chairman of the Board and
Dylan's the Muse, Dylan's always the Muse
Oh Zimmy don't you confuse!

They say it started somewhere in Memphis
Somewhere in the black nights of the Delta
And somehow, someway over the last 50 years
It spread worldwide, worldwide
And there's not many things that you need to know
If you can feel it deep down in your soul
Hear it in the guitar lead, down in the backbeat
The saving power of rock and roll
And you may only be 14 but don't you stall
Now that you got it straight on my Rock and Roll Call

There's one more thing I gotta say
We got a whole new school out there right now
We got the Dave Matthews Band
Widespread Panic, Phish and the Naked Ladies
The Black and Counting Crows and the Wallflowers too
They know what Aretha was talking about
They know what James and Bruce were doing
When they slid across the stage
They could feel the Ooby Dooby Man's lonely pain
They know why Gapin' Chapin and Julio were hanging with
Rhymin' Simon down at the schoolyard
And they know just why the Killer was pounding on those keys
And they know that, and they know
Aand they know and they know that

Bruce is the Boss, Elvis is the King
Ol' Blue Eyes, he's the Chairman of the Board and
Dylan's the Muse, Dylan's always the Muse

Zimmy, don't you confuse me, abuse me, disfuse me or lose me
Ruse me, wooze me, use me or just soothe me
When I choose to play ball, stand or fall
Speak up and have the gall to stand alone in the Hall or
In the crowded shopping mall
Maybe one day we will all stand tall
But right now we just want to get on back
And finish our Rock and Roll Call

Dylan's the Muse, Dylan's always the Muse
Dylan's the Muse, Dylan's always the muse
Dylan's always the Muse, Always, Always