[Verse 1] Jennie said when she was just five years old There was nothin' happenin' at all Every time she puts on a radio There was nothin' goin' down at all Not at all Then one fine mornin' she puts on a New York station You know she don't believe what she heard at all She started shakin' to that fine, fine music You know her life was saved by rock 'n' roll
[Pre-Chorus] Despite all the computations You could just dance a to that rock 'n' roll station
[Chorus] And baby it was alright (It was alright) Hey it was alright (It was alright) Hey here she comes now! Jump! Jump!
[Verse 3] And Jennie said when she was just 'bout five years old Hey, you know, there was nothing happening at all Not at all, every time I put on the radio You know there's nothin' goin' down at all, not at all But one fine mornin' she hears a New York station She just didn't believe what she heard at all, hey, not at all She started dancin' to that fine, fine music You know her life is saved by rock 'n' roll Yes, rock 'n' roll
[Pre-Chorus] Oooh, despite all the computations You know you could just dance to a rock 'n' roll station
[Outro] Alright Alright And it was all right Well listen to me now And it was alright C'mon now Listen It was alright It was alright And it was alright (Alright) It's alright (Alright) Yeah, it's alright now (Alright) Yeah, it's alright now (Alright) It is all alright (Alright) Yeah, alright now (Alright) And it's alright right now (Alright) And it's alright now (Alright) Oh baby (Alright) Oh baby (Alright) Oh baby (Alright) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Alright) Now it's alright now (Alright) Ooh, it's alright now (Alright) Oh, alright (Alright) Alright now (Alright)
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The 3rd song from The VU’s last album with Lou Reed as a member, it is a story of a girl, Jennie, who discovers Rock and Roll at the tender age of 5, and it would end up saving her life. Jennie is based on Reed himself, a fact that he has admitted. The song is about hearing Elvis Presley’s ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ on the radio, which changed the lives and inspired many 60s rock icons.
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