1. Riff Raff

See it on the television everyday
Hear it on the radio
It ain't humid, but it sure is hot
Down in Mexico
The boy is trying to take me
Near enough to the edge
Say they've all been there
Too late my friend

Riff Raff, always good for a laugh (ha ha ha)
Riff Raff, go on, laugh yourself in half
(Smile awhile)

Now I'm the kind of guy who keeps his big mouth shut
So don't bother me
Somebody give me one arm up
Living in misery
I never shot nobody
Don't even carry a gun
I ain't done nothing wrong
I'm just having fun

перевод: "Обитатель трущоб" (Alex Thorn) »

2. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be

Hey you-

Sometimes I think this woman is kinda hot
Sometimes I think this woman is sometimes not
Puts me down, fools me around
What's she doing to me?
Out for satisfaction, any piece of action
That ain't the way it should be
She needs love, smells out a man
She's gotta see
Pulls my beer, licks my ear
Brings out the devil in me

Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be

Spends my money, drinks my booze, stays outevery night
But I got to thinking, "Hey, just a minute, something ain't right"
Disillusions and confusions
Make me wanna cry
All the same, lead your games
Tellin' me no lies
Don't mind her playing demon
As long as it's with me
If this is hell, then you can say
It's heavenly

Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be

Late at night, turns down the lights
Closes up on me
Opens my heart, tears it apart
Brings out the devil in me

Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be

перевод: "Ад не такое уж и плохое место" (Alex Thorn) »

3. Bad Boy Boogie

On the day I was born the rain fell down
There was trouble brewing in my hometown
It was the seventh day, I was the seventh son
And scared the hell out of everyone

They said stop, I said go
They said fast, I said slow
They said yes, I said no
I do the Bad Boy Boogie

Being bad boy ain't that bad
I've had me more dirty women than most men ever had
All you women come along with me
And I'll show you how good a bad boy can be

I said right and they said left
I said east and they said west
I said up and they said down
I do the Bad Boy Boogie all over town

I wanna tell you no story, tell you no lies
I was born to love till the day I die
I just line them up and I knock them down
And they all came running when the word got round
(Just keep running)

I said up, they said down
I said straight, they said round
They said lost, I said found
I said free, they said bound
Bad Boy Boogie

перевод: "Буги плохих парней" (Alex Thorn) »

4. The Jack

She gave me the Queen
She gave me the King
She was wheeling and dealing
Just doin' her thing
She was holding a pair
But I had to try
Her deuce was wild
But my ace was high

But how was I to know she'd been dealt with before
Said she'd never had a full house, but I should have known
From the tattoo on her left leg
And the garter on her right
She'd have the card to bring me down
If she played it right

She's got The Jack

Poker face was her name
Poker face was her nature
Poker slate was her game
If she knew she could get you
She played them fast
And she played them hard
She could close her eyes
And feel every card

But how was I to know that she'd been shuffled before
Said she'd never had a royal flush, but I should have known
That all the cards were comin' from the bottom of the pack
And if I had known what she was dealing out
I'd have dealt her back

She's got The Jack

She's got The Jack
She's got The Jack
(Woman was a bad deal)
She gave me...The Jack
She's got The Jack
She's got The Jack
Jack, jack, jack, jack, jack
She's got The Jack

She's got The Jack
(Oohh and it hurts)
She's got The Jack, jack, jack, jack, jack
Oooooohhh
(Crowd goes boo)
(Thank you, thank you. I'm glad you liked the show.
You're suddenly emotional. Good night and God bless)

перевод: "Трипак" (Alex Thorn) »

5. Problem Child

I am hot and when I'm not
I'm cold as ice
See me coming
Just step aside
Or pay the price

What I want I take
What I don't I break
And I don't want you
With a flick of my knife
I can change your life
There's nothing you can do

Cause I'm a Problem Child
(And I'm wild)

Make my stand
No man's land
On my own
Man in blue
It's up to you
The seed is sown

What I want I stash
What I don't I smash
And you're on my list
Dead or alive, I got a .45
And I never miss

Cause I'm a Problem Child

Every night, street light
I drink my booze
Some run, some fight
But I win, they lose
What I need I like
What I don't I fight
I don't like you
Say bye bye while you're still alive
Your time is due

Cause I'm a Problem Child

перевод: "Трудный ребенок" (Alex Thorn) »

6. Whole Lotta Rosie

Wanna tell you a little story
'Bout a woman I know
When it comes to loving
Oh, she steals the show
She ain't exactly pretty
She ain't exactly small
42-39-56, you can say she got it all

Never had a woman, never had a woman like you
Doing all the things, doing all the things you do
Ain't no fairy story, ain't no skin and bone
But you give it all you got
Weighing in at ninety-stone

Gotta whole lotta woman,
A whole lotta woman
I got a Whole Lotta Rosie
Whole Lotta Rosie
A whole lotta woman

Oh honey you can do it
Do it to me all night long
Only wanna turn, only wanna turn me on
All through the night time and right around the clock
To my surprise, Rosie never stops

Yeah, yeah, yeah

перевод: "Толстушка Рози" (Alex Thorn) »

7. Rock'N'Roll Damnation

They say that you play too loud
Well baby, that's tough
They say that you got too much
Can't get enough
They tell you that you look a fool
And baby I'm a fool for you
They say that your mind's diseased, shaky stuff

And it's a Rock'n'Roll Damnation
Ma's own whipping boy
Rock'n'Roll Damnation
Take a chance while you still got the choice

You say that you want respect
Honey for what?
For everything that you've done for me
Thanks a lot
Get up off your bended knees
You can set your mind at ease
My temperature's running hot
I've been waiting all night for a bite of what you got

Oh, it's a hard life

Damnation, they're putting you down
Damnation, all over town
Damnation, cause you're way outta reach
Livin' on the streets you gotta practice what you preach

Damnation, left a happy home
Damnation, just to live on your own
Damnation, you wanna live in sin
Damnation, it's a rock'n'roll thing
Damnation, just a bundle of joy
Damnation, you're a toy for a boy
Damnation, you got dollars in your eye
Damnation, chasin' that pie in the sky
Damnation, rock'n'roll-
Damnation

перевод: "Рок-н-ролльное проклятье" (Alex Thorn) »

8. High Voltage

Well you ask me about the clothes I wear
And you ask me why I grow my hair
And you ask me why I'm in a band
I dig doin' one night stands
And you wanna see me doin' my thing
Well all you got to do is plug me into a high

I said high
High Voltage rock'n'roll

You ask me why I like to dance
And you ask me why I like to sing
And you ask me why I like to play
I got to get my kicks someway
You wanna know what I'm all about
C'mon, let me hear you shout high

перевод: "Высокое напряжение" (Alex Thorn) »

9. Let There Be Rock

In the beggining, back In 1955
Man didn't know about a rock'n'roll show
And all that jive
The white man had the schmoltz
The black man had the blues
But no one knew what they were gonna do
But Tchaikovsky had the news
He said-

"Let there be light" and there was light
"Let there be sound" and there was sound
"Let there be drums" and there were drums
"Let there be guitar" and there was guitar
"Let There Be Rock"

And it came to pass that rock'n'roll was born
And all across the land every rockin' band
Was blowing up a storm
And the guitar man got famous
The business man got rich
And then everybody was a superstar with a seven year itch
There were fifteen million fingers learning how to play
And you could hear the fingers picking
And this is what they had to say-

"Let there be lights"
"Sound"
"Drums"
"Guitar"
"Let There Be Rock"

One night in a club called "The Shaking Hand"
There was a ninety-two decibel rockin' band
And the music was good and the music was loud
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd-

"Let There Be Rock"

перевод: "Да будет рок!" (Alex Thorn) »

10. Rocker

I'm a Rocker, I'm a roller
I'm a right outta controller
I'm a wheeler, I'm a dealer
I'm a wicked woman stealer
I'm a bruiser, I'm a cruiser
I'm a rockin' rollin' man

Got slicked back hair
Skin tight jeans
Cadillac car
And a teenage dream
I'm a Rocker, I'm a roller
A rockin' rollin' man

Got lurex socks
Blue suede shoes
V8 car
And tattoos

I'm a Rocker, I'm a roller
I'm a rockin' rollin' man

перевод: "Рокер" (Alex Thorn) »