Listen to It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It) by The Rolling Stones

It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Keith Richards

Vocals

Mick Taylor

Electric Guitar

Charlie Watts

Drums

Mick Jagger

Lead Vocals

Ian Stewart

Piano

Ray Cooper

Percussion

Bill Wyman

Synthesizer

David Bowie

Background Vocals

Ron Wood

Guitar

Willie Weeks

Bass

Kenny Jones

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Keith Richards

Songwriter

Mick Jagger

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

The Glimmer Twins

The Glimmer Twins

Producer

Andy Johns

Recording Engineer

George Chkiantz

George Chkiantz

Overdub Engineer

Howard Kilgour

Assistant Engineer

Keith Harwood

Recording Engineer

Marc Munich

Assistant Engineer

Rod Thear

Assistant Engineer

Tapain tapanainen

Tapain tapanainen

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

If I could stick my pen in my heart

Spill it all over the stage

Would it satisfy you? Would it slide on by you?

Would you think the boy is strange?

Ain't he strange?

[Verse 2]

If I could win ya, if I could sing ya

A love song so divine

Would it be enough for your cheating heart

If I broke down and cried?

If I cried?

[Chorus]

I said I know it's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it

I know it's only rock 'n' roll

But I like it, like it, yes I do

Oh, well, I like it

Ooh, I like it

I like it

I said, "Can't you see that this old boy has been a-lonely?"

[Verse 3]

If I could stick a knife in my heart

Suicide right on stage

Would it be enough for your teenage lust?

Would it help to ease the pain?

Ease your brain?

[Verse 4]

If I could dig down deep in my heart

Feelings would flood on the page

Would it satisfy you? Would it slide on by you?

Would you think the boy's insane?

He's insane

[Chorus]

I said I know it's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it

I said I know it's only rock 'n' roll

But I like it, like it, yes I do

Oh, well, I like it

Yeah, I like it

I like it

I said, "Can't you see that this old boy has been a-lonely?"

[Bridge]

And do you think that you're the only girl around?

I bet you think that you're the only woman in town

Ooh yeah

[Chorus]

I said I know it's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it

I said I know it's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it

Woo!

I know it's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it

Yeah

I know it's only rock 'n' roll

But I like it, like it, yes I do

[Outro]

Oh, well, I like it

I like it

I like it

I like it

I like it

I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

But I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

Ooh yeah, I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

Yeah, but I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

Oh yeah, I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

Oh yeah, but I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

Oh yeah, but I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

Oh yeah, I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

Oh yeah, I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

Oh, I like it (Only rock 'n' roll, but)

Oh, I like it, ah

Yeah, I like it

Well, I like it

Oh now, said I like it

Oh yeah, I like it

Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

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