Even Trolls Love Rock and Roll - Tony Joe White

One time I had this little band back home

A rock and roll band

Now we was going to play this job one night

And it weren’t too far away

So we was walking

But we came upon a long black stretch of woods

Had an old river running through it

And an old wooden bridge across the river

Well just as I was about to step up on the bridge

Out stepped the troll

A whole mighty troll

And he said hey looks like you all are going to play somewhere

I said yes sir

He said look uh

Like I hate to mess up your boys job

But I sure could dig hearing a little music

I said man we can’t just plug up

And play it right here upon the bridge

He said why?

I said cause … He said play!

And that’s what we did …

Well the wind was howling at the night

And the moon was covered up with clouds

Walking cross a bridge on a dirt road

When I heard a troll growl

He said don’t you go walking cross my bridge

I am gonna make it rough on you

I will give you swamp fever

And you’ll be wondering if you’re you

You know you got to pay the toll

Cause Even Trolls Love Rock And Roll

Uh it will keep you up all night

Drinking and carrying on

Getting it to the swamp music

Get it on — Get it on

Uh you know you got to pay my toll

Cause Even Trolls Love Rock And Roll

He said hey … he said look you all ain’t ain’t making it

He said would you mind if I borrowed that old guitar of yours?

And show you all a lick

Since we never heard a troll play we let him have it

And he said like this right here now …

I said yes sir troll you can play it

Oh the fever isn’t really such a bad thing

It’s just hard to understand

But when you see me start to boogie

Well you know it’s got me by the hand

Oh you know you got to pay the toll

Cause even tolls love rock and roll