Legend of Paul Revere

Lyrics

[Verse 1] In a little town in Idaho, way back in '61 A man was fryin' burgers, gee, it seemed like lots of fun But to his friend, the bun boy, he confessed, "It's misery I think I'd like to start a group, so come along with me" [Chorus] And all you stations across the nation Please play our records for your congregation [Verse 2] The band soon started boomin', they were rakin' in the coin They found a few musicians and persuaded them to join And Paul Revere decided since they had such newfound fame "We need a fancy title," and The Raiders they became [Chorus] And all you stations across the nation Please play our records for your congregation [Verse 3] Soon packed up for Hollywood to reap their fortunes there The streets aren't really paved with gold, and you can't live on air And then Dick Clark approached them, said, "I know a thing or two I'll put you on a TV show and make big stars of you" [Chorus] And all you stations across the nation Please play our records for your congregation [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] Now, things are goin' groovy, and we really can't complain Though the pace of rock 'n' rollin' nearly drives us all insane And everybody's pushin', sayin' "Give it all you can" Come to think of it, our business manager's our biggest fan [Chorus] And all you stations across the nation Please play our records for your congregation [Outro] How's that, guys? You think I got across the message and the story in the song? You think it's OK? What do you think? Terr? Phil? Paul? Smitty? What do you think, guys? Ray? How's that, Ray? Ray's the engineer, folks How's that, Ray? Think that'll get 'em? Smile, yup