GO, GO, GO (DOWN THE LINE)

Roy Orbison's original version

Well you can't be my lovin' baby, you ain't got the style
I'm gonna get some real gone love
That'll drive a cool cat wild
I'm gonna move, rollin' right on down
Gonna get me a gal that'll go out on the town
Well you move on down the line
I'm gonna get me a gal that'll make some time
She can't be square, she can't be slow
'Cause when we start struttin', gotta go-go-go

Well I'm gonna show you ain't so hot
I'm gonna get what you ain't got
She'll be sweet, won't do me wrong
She'll be cool and twice as gone
You gotta roll, move it right on down
Gonna get me a gal that'll go out on the town
Well you move on down the line
I'm gonna get me a gal that'll make some time
She can't be square, she can't be slow
'Cause when we start struttin', gotta go-go-go

Page last updated: 19 Apr 2008

Written by Roy Orbison, GO, GO, GO (DOWN THE LINE) was originally released by Orbison in May 1956 as the b-side for OOBY DOOBY (Sun 242). The single peaked at #59 on The Billboard Hot 100 and was Orbison's first commercial success. The song can now be found on The Essential Roy Orbison, released on Sony Music in 2006.

The above lyrics are for Roy Orbison's original version. Check also the live 30 Sep 1987 version.