When I was just a boy I was never told When I was just a boy I was never told Cuando yo era un muchacho que nunca se le dijo Now son don't you listen Now son don't you listen Ahora el hijo no escucha usted To that Rock and Roll To that Rock and Roll Para que el Rock and Roll 'Cause I was brought up by my Momma 'Cause I was brought up by my Momma Porque me crié con mi mamá And we were poor as dirt And we were poor as dirt Y éramos pobres como tierra And the music made us feel better And the music made us feel better Y la música nos hizo sentir mejor Everytime our stomachs hurt. Everytime our stomachs hurt. Cada vez que nuestros estómagos daño. My Momma had soul My Momma had soul Mi mamá tenía alma My Momma had soul My Momma had soul Mi mamá tenía alma We may've not had a lot to eat We may've not had a lot to eat Nos may've no había mucho que comer In the house In the house En la casa But we always had some music But we always had some music Pero siempre había un poco de música That was playing real loud That was playing real loud Que estaba jugando muy fuerte My Momma had soul My Momma had soul Mi mamá tenía alma My Momma had soul My Momma had soul Mi mamá tenía alma When things were going bad When things were going bad Cuando las cosas iban mal And the house got dark And the house got dark Y la casa hizo de noche Me and Momma'd sit on a bench Me and Momma'd sit on a bench Yo y Momma'd sentarse en un banco Out in the park Out in the park A cabo en el parque We'd hear the jukebox playing We'd hear the jukebox playing Nos gustaría escuchar la reproducción jukebox In the corner bar In the corner bar En el bar de la esquina And the music made us dance and And the music made us dance and Y la música nos hizo bailar y Sing underneath the summer stars. Sing underneath the summer stars. Canta por debajo de las estrellas del verano. You know my Momma got older as You know my Momma got older as Usted sabe que mi mamá fue creciendo como The years went along The years went along Pasaron los años a lo largo de But she never got so old But she never got so old Pero nunca se puso tan viejo She couldn't dance She couldn't dance Ella no podía bailar To a Rock and Roll song To a Rock and Roll song Para una canción de Rock and Roll