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Waitin' In School:Ricky Nelson.
#2 in 1958.
#1.
EI've been a-waitin' in school all day long,
a-waitin' on the bell to ring so B7I can go Ehome.
EThrow my books on the table, pick up the telephone,
"Hello, baby, let's B7get somethin' Egoin'."
#2.
EHeadin' down to the drugstore to get a soda pop,
Throw a nickel in the jukebox, B7then we start to Erock.
EMy school gal baby, gonna tell ya some news,
You sure look good in them B7baby-doll Eshoes.
CHORUS:
EWell, it's a-one, two, a-pull off my shoes,
Three, four, get B7out on the floor.
EFive, six, come Aget your kicks,
Down on the B7corner of Lincoln and a-Forty-ESix. Yeah!
EYou got to moooo..ve...
REPEAT:#2.
CHORUS:
ADD:
EYou gotta move..start rockin' baby,
a Arockin', rockin' baby,
Gonna B7rock all night, rock all night,
Just wait 'n' Esee. Yeah!
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Waitin In School

by Ricky Nelson

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Waitin' In School:Ricky Nelson.

#2 in 1958.

#1.

I've been a-waitin' in school all day long,

B7 E

a-waitin' on the bell to ring so I can go home.

Throw my books on the table, pick up the telephone,

B7 E

"Hello, baby, let's get somethin' goin'."

#2.

Headin' down to the drugstore to get a soda pop,

B7 E

Throw a nickel in the jukebox, then we start to rock.

My school gal baby, gonna tell ya some news,

B7 E

You sure look good in them baby-doll shoes.

CHORUS:

Well, it's a-one, two, a-pull off my shoes,

Three, four, get out on the floor.

E A

Five, six, come get your kicks,

B7 E

Down on the corner of Lincoln and a-Forty-Six. Yeah!

You got to moooo..ve...

REPEAT:#2.

CHORUS:

ADD:

You gotta move..start rockin' baby,

a rockin', rockin' baby,

Gonna rock all night, rock all night,

Just wait 'n' see. Yeah!

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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