Call It Poison

Lyrics

[Intro] I just left Hollywood, California Our countries have become sewers Not only Hollywood There's San Francisco and New York and other cities But by and large Hollywood That has filled the land and filled the world with filth [Verse 1] I woke up this mornin' I couldn't get out of bed Felt like this heavy band were playin' in my head They were screamin' through the ceiling Screamin' through the walls Stealin' all my photographs and laughing at them all Well, I phoned the man at work and this is what I said I woke up this mornin' but I couldn't get out of bed And I said [Chorus] Oh-oh, oh-oh "You call it poison, but I call it rock and roll" I said Oh-oh, oh-oh "You call it poison, but I call it rock and roll" [Verse 2] The change of style felt out of place Got myself a suntan and a facelift for my face Down to the cathouse, cruisin' in L.A.  Found myself a pretty girl with nothin' much to say [Chorus] Her conversation's like she comes from outer space Got legs and long hair but I couldn't see her face And she said [Chorus] Oh-oh, oh-oh "You call it poison, but I call it rock and roll" She said Oh-oh, oh-oh "You call it poison, but I call it rock and roll" Kick it [Verse 3] This one called the rebel rocker sound Right I sing about guitars, I sing a rocker song We take a little walk in the New York town Everybody round, livin' can't be stopped Them heavy metal sound almost makin' me frown, ay [?] irie [?], gonna make you [?] Went to the west to check out the best All them rocky girls with the silicon chests I say to you, mon, don't let them take your music away 'Cause you might play what you wanna play And you might say what you wanna say 'Cause I must say Bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum Bum-a-biddly, bum-a-biddly, bum-a-biddly, bum Bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum Bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum [Verse 4] It takes an hour backcombing my hair Chilling out on heavy grass and picking clothes to wear Look in the mirror, walk out on the street Bump into a policeman I didn't expect to meet He said to me, "Hey, are you some kind of red? Well, it looks to me, son, like you just got out of bed" And I said [Chorus] Oh-oh, oh-oh "You call it poison, but I call it rock and roll" I said Oh-oh, oh-oh "You call it poison, but I call it rock and roll" [Outro] Bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum Bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum Bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum Bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum-a-billy, bum Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh