Smack, crack, bush are wacked.
(G)Tie an oth er one to the racks, ba by.
Hey, kids, rock and roll.
(G)No bod y tells you where to go, ba by.
(F)What if I ride?
What if you walk?
(Am)What if you rock a round the clock?
(G)Tick
tock,
tick
tock.
(Em)What if you did?
What if you walk?
What if you tried to get off, ba by?
Oh.
Hey, kids, where a you?
(G)No bod y tells you what to do, ba by.
Hey, kids, shake a leg.
(G)May be youβre cra zy in the head, ba by.
(F)May be you did.
May be you walked.
(Am)May be you rocked a round the clock.
(G)Tick
tock,
tick
tock.
(Em)May be I ride.
May be you walk.
May be I drive to get off, ba by.
Oh.
(C)Hey, kids, shake a leg.
May be youβre cra zy in the head, ba by.
(C)Ol lie, ol lie.
Ol lie, ol lie, ol lie.
Ol lie, ol lie in come free,
ba by.
(C)Hey, kids, where are you?
(G)No bod y tells you what to do, ba by.
(Em)Hey, kids, where are you?
No bod y tells you what to do, ba by.
(Em)Hey, kids, rock and roll.
No bod y tells you where to go, ba by,
ba by,
ba by.
This page shows βDriveβ by R.E.M. in our color-coded kid songbook view β every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 72 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.