My thanks, as always, to Jim Adams, who hosts Song Lyric Sunday, and gives us the chance to share lots of favourite, and some not so familiar, songs. I see he’s added to his already heavy task this week by thanking, by name, each individual who contributed last week!
The theme for this week is School/Books/Learning. If you fancy sharing some of your favourite songs you can find out how to participate, and also listen to all the great entries here.
Immediately, this week, I thought of “Another Brick In The Wall”, “Schools Out”, and many other well known school related songs.
Well, I’m not going to give you any of those. Instead, I’m going way back to 9 December 1957.
I was around then, but had little or no interest in pop music, charts, hits, girls, and definitely no interest in sex and drugs and rock and roll. It was an altogether more innocent time when Ricky Nelson sang “Waitin’ in School”. Some may recognise it from having heard it in the film “Pulp Fiction”.
Waitin’ in School
I been a-waitin’ in school all day long
A-waitin’ on the bell to ring so I can go home
Throw my books on the table, pick up the telephone
“Hello, baby, let’s get somethin’ goin'”
Headin’ down to the drugstore to get a soda pop
Throw a nickel in the jukebox, then we start to rock
My school gal baby, gonna tell ya some news
You sure look good in them baby-doll shoes
Well, it’s a-one, two, a-pull off my shoes
Three, four, get out on the floor
Five, six, come get your kicks
Down on the corner of Lincoln and a-forty-six
I’ve been a-waitin’ in school all day long
A-waitin’ on the bell to ring so I could go home
Throw my books on the table, pick up the telephone
“Hello, baby, let’s get somethin’ goin'”
Headin’ down to the drugstore to get a soda pop
Throw a nickel in the jukebox, then we start to rock
My school gal baby, gonna tell ya some news
You sure look good in them baby-doll shoes
Well, it’s a-one, two, a-pull off my shoes
Three, four, get out on the floor
Five, six, come get your kicks
Down on the corner of Lincoln and a-forty-six
Well, it’s a-one, two, a-pull off my shoes
Three, four, get out on the floor
Five, six, come get your kicks
Down on the corner of Lincoln and a-forty-six
You gotta move, start rockin’ baby
A rockin’, rockin’ baby
Gonna rock all night, rock all night
Just wait ‘n’ see
Writer(s): J., D. BURNETTE Lyrics powered by http://www.musixmatch.com
Ricky Nelson was, at one time, considered a very strong contender to eclipse Elvis Presley. Sadly, like so many stars, he died young. You can hear more about him by following the link below.
Peter's pondering 
Ooh not a song I’m familiar with, think I only know, “Hello Mary Lou” by Ricky Nelson. (Bit before my time, sorry! 😂) Good choice of lyrics for the theme though!
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I like this! Really one to get you moving! Good choice Peter :O) x
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Nice song peter. I thought about writing about Another Brick In The Wall, but everything I read was so complicated, so I went with something easier. I don’t think that I ever heard this Ricky Nelson song before and it was real good, thanks for picking it.
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I was a big fan of Ricky Nelson but like you, maybe not as early as 1957, almost but quite!
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