In the mood … for rock ’n’ roll!

(Tempo and volume way up)

Sometimes it’s the only way only way to fix your achin’ soul:

Ditch the soft, crank up the loud and go with rock ’n’ roll.

Rock ’n’ roll,

rock ’n’ roll.

When you’re down and when you’re out and just can’t be consoled.

Get yourself in the mood, the mood for rock ’n’ roll.

2. You know that I’m a good girl … I don’t do too much wrong.

I treat folks right, work real hard, playing tunes and writing songs.

But there’s another side to me, that you don’t see a lot.

I like to kick my shoes off and get crazy and get hot.

Chorus.

3. My iPod’s filled with pop and jazz and Motown and with blues

And soul and folk and hip-hop, not to mention country tunes.

But there’s times I just can’t help it, I need a concert hall

filled with glam and spotlights and speakers twelve feet tall.

Chorus.

4. Way up high in heaven, the choir sits on clouds,

And plays their harps and trumpets, and makes angelic sounds.

But I just have this feeling that once or twice a year,

St. Pete digs out his Fender for all paradise to hear.

Ending Chorus:

Now, baby, baby, listen up—you better know it’s true

He’s in the mood …

In the mood …

In the mood … for rock ’n’ roll!

Sometimes it’s the only way to fix on achin’ soul:

Ditch the soft, crank up the loud and go with rock ’n’ roll.

Rock ’n’ roll,

rock ’n’ roll.

When you’re down and when you’re out and just can’t be consoled.

Get yourself in the mood, the mood for rock ’n’ roll.

The Crew

The Band

With thanks to Alicia Sessions and Bishop Towne—Love you, Daddy!

This album is dedicated to my niece, Mary-Gordon Sanchez, the cutest six-year-old on the planet!

Afterword

I’d like to express my appreciation to Ken Landers and Clay Stafford, American Blackguard Film and Television and the supremely talented musicians who made this project possible, especially our wonderful singer, Treva Blomquist. For details on all the personnel, go to my website or www.americanblackguard.com. Treva’s website is www.trevamusic.com. A wonderful organization in North Carolina, Music Maker, also provided great assistance. Check out their website, www.musicmaker.org.

Thanks to my regular crew, Deborah, Cathy, Victoria, Vivienne, Betsy, Carolyn, Jamie, Francesca, Julie, Jane, Will, Tina … and, of course, Madelyn.

Finally, special thanks and all my best wishes to my friends at Simon & Schuster: Jessica Abell, Louise Burke, Amy Cormier, Jon Karp, Sarah Knight, Molly Lindley, Irene Lipsky, Phil Metcalf, Carolyn Reidy, Kelly Welsh and everyone else.