I remember when rock was young me and Susie had so much fun holding hands and skimming stones, had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own. But the biggest kick I ever got was doin' a thing called Crocodile Rock, while the other kids were rocking round the clock we were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock. Well, Crocodile Rockin' is something shocking when your feet just can't keep still. I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will. Oh, Lawdy Mama, those Friday nights when Susie wore her dresses tight and the Crocodile Rocking was-a out of sight. La la-la-la-la la, la-la-la-la la, la-la-la-la-la la. But the years went by and the rock just died, Susie went and left us for some foreign guy. Long nights crying by the record machine, dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans. But they'll never kill the dreams we've got, burning up to the Crocodile Rock, learning fast as the weeks went past. We really thought that Crocodile Rock would last. Well, Crocodile Rockin' is something shocking when your feet just can't keep still. I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will. Oh, Lawdy Mama, those Friday nights when Susie wore her dresses tight and the Crocodile Rocking was-a out of sight. La la-la-la-la la, la-la-la-la la, la-la-la-la-la la. I remember when rock was young me and Susie had so much fun holding hands and skimming stones, had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own. But the biggest kick I ever got was doin' a thing called Crocodile Rock, while the other kids were rocking round the clock we were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock. Well, Crocodile Rockin' is something shocking when your feet just can't keep still. I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will. Oh, Lawdy Mama, those Friday nights when Susie wore her dresses tight and the Crocodile Rocking was-a out of sight. La la-la-la-la la, la-la-la-la la, la-la-la-la-la la. La la-la-la-la la, la-la-la-la la, la-la-la-la-la la. (repeat)
crocodile rock
notes/song facts Don McLean mentioned that this is similar to his his "American Pie," which came out the previous year. Both songs are about young people in the '50s obsessed with Rock n' Roll, but disappointed when the music dies. Both songs feature a Chevy. Elton admits the song is highly derivative because it's about the things he grew up with.
