Eric Clapton

Songwriter: Johnny Otis

Producer: Tom Dowd Eric Clapton

[Verse 1]
Way down in a country town one day
A little, old country band began to play
They had two guitars and a beat-up saxophone
When the leader said go them cats began to blow

[Chorus]
Ooh wee oh oh
Ooh la la, let's rock and roll

[Verse 2]
Now all the people gathered around
Just to dig that rocking-rolling sound
Suddenly the drummer rang a bell
And all them country cats began to yell

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Old McDonald did a crazy bop
Said it's time to milk my cow, I got to stop
But just before I cool it and cut out
Here's something all you cats can think about

[Chorus]

[Verse 4]
Snaggle-toothed Malinda was a drag
She latched onto a dude who showed up stag
He tried to run and then he tripped and fell
She kissed him and we all could hear him yell

[Chorus]

[Verse 5]
Well, a hound dog ran a polecat into town
Brought him to the dance and laid him down
Someone hollered skunk and you can bet
All them country cats is running yet

[Chorus]

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, (born 30 March 1945) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”.

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