The Rolling Stones

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

[Intro]
Doo, doo, doo-doop
Doo, doo, doo-doop
Doo, doo, doo-doop
Doo-doop, doo-doop
Doo, doo, doo-doop
Doo, doo, doo-doop
Doo, doo, doo-doop
Doo-doop, doo-doop

[Verse]
In the sweet old country where I come from
Nobody ever works, nothing ever gets done
We hang fire, we hang fire
You know marrying money is a full time job
I don't need the aggravation, I'm a lazy slob
I hang fire, I hang fire, hang fire
Put it on the wire, baby
I hang fire, hang fire
Put it on the wire, baby
Go ahead, hang fire

We've got nothing to eat, we got nowhere to work
Nothing to drink, we just lost our shirts
I'm on the dole, we ain't for hire
Say what the hell, say what the hell, hang fire
Hang fire, hang fire, hang fire, put it on the wire
Doo doo doo

[Outro]
Yeah, take a thousand dollars, go have some fun
Put it all on a hundred-to-one
Hang fire, hang fire, put it on the wire

Formed in London in 1962, The Rolling Stones led the “British Invasion” along with The Beatles and were so successful their influence can be seen in arguably every rock ‘n’ roll band that followed.

Three of the current members have been there since the band’s singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, who write the majority of the band’s catalogue and also produced some albums as The Glimmer Twins; and drummer Charlie Watts. The fourth official member is guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has been there since 1975 (the keyboardist and bassist who play in studio and live are usually not listed). The Stones have released more than 20 studio albums, and even as age caught up on them, continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with big stadium tours continuing through the 1990s, 2000s and into the 2010s.

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