Twenty Flight Rock
Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran Lyrics

Ooh, well I got a girl with a record machine
I have a girlfriend who possesses a record turntable

When it comes to rockin' she's the queen
She happens to be adept at dancing to rock music

We love to dance on a Saturday night
Both of us enjoy dancing on Saturdays

All alone where I can hold her tight
In a place where we can remain undisturbed so that I can hold her firmly

But she lives on the twentiest floor uptown
My significant other's residence is on the twenty-first floor situated in the city center

The elevator's broken down
The elevator is inoperative

So I walked one, two flight, three flight, four
I opted to traverse the staircase from the ground level to the fourth floor

Five, six, seven flight, eight flight, more
It carries on up to the eighth floor and beyond

Up on the twelfth I started to drag
I began to feel exhausted when I reached the twelfth level of the edifice

Fifteenth floor I'm a-ready to sag
My energy level started dwindling, and I was close to giving up by the time I reached the fifteenth floor

Get to the top, I'm too tired to rock
When I reached the peak, fatigue had overcome me, and I was too worn out to dance

When she calls me up on the telephone
Upon receiving a phone call from my girlfriend

Say, come on over honey, I'm all alone
She'd tell me to come over since no one else is there

I said, baby you're mighty sweet
I'd compliment her by telling her that she's tender and amiable

But I'm in bed with the achin' feet
I'm fatigued with excruciating pain in my feet after climbing many stories on the staircase

This went on for a couple of days
This continued for several days

But I couldn't stay away
I couldn't resist the urge to go see her

Well they sent to Chicago for repairs
The elevator was transported to Chicago for refurbishing

Till it's a-fixed I'm a-usin' the stairs
Until it's repaired, I'm left with no choice but to use the staircase

Hope they hurry up before it's too late
I hope the maintenance is completed soon before it causes any adverse effects

Want my baby too much to wait
I'm eager to see my girlfriend and can't wait any longer

All this climbin' is a-gettin' me down
All this clambering on the stairs is making me feel down

They'll find my corpse draped over a rail
If the stairs continue to take a toll on my body, I could end up passing away on the staircase

But I climbed one, two flight, three flight four
Nevertheless, despite the stiffness and exhaustion, I continue to climb the stairs