The Doors - Roadhouse Blues Lyrics

The Doors Lyrics

"Roadhouse Blues"

Oh, keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Yeah, we're going to the Roadhouse
Gonna have a real
A good time

Yeah, the back of the Roadhouse they got some bungalows
Yeah, the back of the Roadhouse they got some bungalows
And that's for the people who like to go down slow

Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll
All night long

Do it, Robby, do it!

Alright !

Eeeeeh yeah !

You got to roll, roll, roll
You got to thrill my soul, all right

Roll, roll, roll, roll
To thrill my soul
You got to beep-a-gunk-a-chucha
Honk-konk-konk-kadanta
Each-ya-puna-ney-cha
Bap-pa-lula-ni-chao
Pao-pati-cha
Ni-saong-kong
Alright !

Ashen lady
Ashen lady
Give up your vows
Give up your vows
Save our city
Save our city
Right now

Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer
Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer
The future's uncertain and the end is always near

Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll, baby, roll
Let it roll
All night long

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Thanks to Todd Cline, Lucia Egri for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Robert Ezrin, Steven Morse, Ian Paice, Roger Glover

This song came to life from one of jam sessions where Jim Morrison used to sing blues when he was drunk.

One of the versions how this song was written is that the band wanted to make the ultimate bar song.

Though The Doors usually didn't use bass, this song features Lonnie Mack on bass.

Status Quo made a popular cover of this song included on their album "Piledriver" (1972).

Robby Krieger joined Blue Öyster Cult to perform this song on their "Extraterrestrial Live" (1982).

album: "Morrison Hotel" (1970)

album: "An American Prayer" (1978)

The Doors - An American Prayer album cover

Black Polished Chrome / Latino Chrome

An American Prayer / Hour For Magic / Freedom Exists / A Feast Of Friends

Babylon Fading

(Bonus Track)

Bird Of Prey

(Bonus Track)

The Ghost Song

(Bonus Track)

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