Crocodile Rock - Thinking of the Days when Rock was Young
Thinking of the Crocodile Rock ...
A bloke down the pub, a pub called O'Malleys next to the dunes by the cape, has provided some insights regarding EJ's Crocodile Rock, that I feel I must share. This bloke has told me that Suzie and her partner had steadfastly refused to have anything to do with Bill Haley's Rocking Round the Clock. While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock we were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock. The bloke confided that Bill Haley's Rocking Round the Clock, rocking 24x7, did not involve any physical clocks, clock towers, alligators or crocodiles.
With a shocked and confused look, he asserted that Crocodile Rock had actually involved real crocodiles. This
was a time he asserted that the idea of forming a crocodile protection league was first mooted. Admittedly, he had a pint of pina colada in his hand, which might cloud his recollection. He also said that the crocodile rock dance, unlike the alligator dance of the time, was more like a Tyrolean hop rather than a rock and roll dance. This dance was some form of extreme sport done amongst crocodiles at public zoos, usually late at night. Most crocodile rockers favoured Friday night for their nocturnal activities, giving them enough time to recover for work or college on Monday morning.
was a time he asserted that the idea of forming a crocodile protection league was first mooted. Admittedly, he had a pint of pina colada in his hand, which might cloud his recollection. He also said that the crocodile rock dance, unlike the alligator dance of the time, was more like a Tyrolean hop rather than a rock and roll dance. This dance was some form of extreme sport done amongst crocodiles at public zoos, usually late at night. Most crocodile rockers favoured Friday night for their nocturnal activities, giving them enough time to recover for work or college on Monday morning.
In this video Elton gets confused, thinking that the days when rock was young were in the sixties, rather than the fifties.
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Crocodile Rock - Lyrics
I remember when rock was young
Me and Suzie had so much fun
holding hands and skimming stones
Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own
But the biggest kick I ever got
was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock
While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock
we were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock
Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking
when your feet just can't keep still
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will
Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights
when Suzie wore her dresses tight
and the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight
But the years went by and the rock just died
Suzie went and left us for some foreign guy
Long nights crying by the record machine
dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
But they'll never kill the thrills we've got
burning up to the Crocodile Rock
Learning fast as the weeks went past
we really thought the Crocodile Rock would last
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