Rockawhile

Composers: Keith Richards & Steve Jordan
Recording date: October 1987-May 1988
Recording locations: various studios, New York City, USA; Bermuda Sound Recording Studios, Bermuda;
Air Studios, Montserrat; Atlantic Studios & The Hit Factory, New York City, USA
Producers: Keith Richards & Steve Jordan        Chief engineer: Don Smith


Line-up:

Drums: Steve Jordan
Bass: Joey Spampinato
Acoustic guitars: Keith Richards
Electric guitars: Keith Richards & Waddy Wachtel
Electric slide guitar: Waddy Wachtel
Lead vocal: Keith Richards
Background vocals: Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Sam Butler, Sarah Dash & Charley Drayton
Clavinet: Bernie Worrell
Accordion: Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural
 

(Ooh-ooh...)
(Ooh...)

(Oh rock a while)

(Yeah rock a while)

(Ooh... rock a while)

(Oh... rock a while)

(Oh... oh rock a while)

(Rock a while)

(Rock a while)

(Oh... rock a while)


Baby won't you stay with me and rock a while?
Baby, stay, yeah    (Rock a while)

I don't need to lie    (Rock a while)
You can believe it or leave it

Baby won't you stay with me and rock a while?
Hold your breath, baby, yeah    (Rock a while)
Close the shop, yeah, close the shop    (Rock a while)
Yeah    (Rock a while)

Rock, rock a while    (Rock a while)
Rock, baby, rock a while    (Rock a while)
Rock, rock a while    (Rock a while)
Baby, baby, baby, baby, yeah... - Ha

Oh


Baby come up here and rock a while   (Stay with me)
Come on, yeah, yeah    (Rock a while)  (Tell me what you want now)
I don't need to lie to you   (Rock a while)  (Stay with me, yeah) 
Baby, baby, stay with me and rock a while   (Rock, and rock a while - rock a while) 

Yeah, yeah, it's no cheap shot, baby   (Rock a while) 
Baby's just a (...) - yes she is   (Rock a while) 
Rock a while   (Baby, baby, baby)
(Ohhhh... rock a while)
(Rock a while)

Stay yeah
   (...)  (Rock a while)
Stay yeah - rock a while, rock a...
Stay yeah - don't take too long, rock...
Stay yeah - rock a while
Stay (ooh) yeah - uh huh, ah ha, come over
Stay yeah - just rock a while
Stay yeah - and rock in style
Stay yeah - yeah
Stay yeah - no strings attached, baby (...)
Stay yeah - (...) me and rock a while, yes (...)
Stay yeah - come on, baby, stay with me
Stay yeah   (Stay with me)
Stay yeah   (...baby, baby)
Stay yeah - rock a while, rock a...
  (Rock a while)
Stay yeah    (Rock me a while)

Stay yeah
    (Rock me a while)
Stay yeah
    (...)
Stay yeah
    (...)
Stay yeah
    (Stay with me)
Stay yeah
    (Stay with me a while)
Stay yeah
    (Stay with me a while)
Stay yeah
    (... what you want to do)
Stay yeah
    (Tell me what you want me to do)
Stay yeah
    (...)

 

 


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