Intro: Honky tonk piano solo: (Oh, why did you leave me?)) (Oh, why did you have to go?) (Oh, yes you knew, oh, yes you knew,) (That it would hurt me so.) (I'm all alone.) (I have nobody to call my own.) (An' so I need somebody to,) (Rock-a me all night long.)
Verse, JR: Weee-el, the rain keep a-droppin', On my window pane. A little bit-a battle, Drivin' me insane. Can't hear my baby, When she call my name. Says, I might-a get over, But I'd never be the same. I need somebody to. (Rock-a me all night long.)
Chorus, LH: Well-a, why don't you rock me? (Rock me all night long.) Baby, jus' hol' me. (Hol' me all night long.) Jus' love me. (Love me all night long.) Ooo-ee, squeeze me. (Squeeze me all night long.) Yes, I need somebody to, (Rock me all night long.)
Weee-el, baby, ahh.
Instrumental break with vocal stylings. Well, yayh! Get wit' it. Ahhhh-ow. Love me, aaa-all night long. Ah, look on it, baby, I'll be there. Ha ha ha.
Chorus, with artistic variations: Tenor: Well, (Bow, bow, bow, bow, bow-wow.) (Rock me all night long.) Tenor: Baby. (Rock me all night long.) (Well, yes, I need somebody to,) (Rock me all night long.)
Chorus, with artistic variations, JR: Weeell-a, why don't you rock me, baby?/ /(Rock me all night long.) Well, jus' squeeze me, honey./ /(Squeeze me all night long.) Well, jus' love me, baby./ /(Love me all night long.) Ooo, spen' all my money./ /(All night, all night long.) Well, I need somebody to, (Rock me all night long.)
Chorus-Outro, with artistic variations, LH: Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah! Love me, baby./ /(Rock me all night long.) Well, jus' roll me, mama./ /(Rock me all night long.) Ahh, hol' me baby./ /(Hol' me all night long.) Yeah, love me, honey./ /(Love me all night long.) Well, I need somebody to, (Rock me all night loooo-ong.)