Well, a U.S. soldier boy on leave in West-Berlin No music there that rocks, just a thousand violins They wanna hear some American music, American music They wanna hear that sound right from the U.S.A.
Well, it can be sweet and lovely, it can be hard and mean One thing's for sure, it's always on the beam They wanna hear some American music, American music They wanna hear that sound right from the U.S.A.
It's a howl from the desert, a scream from the slums The Mississippi rollin' to the beat of the drums They wanna hear some American music, American music They wanna hear that sound right from the U.S.A.
We got the Louisiana boogie and the delta blues We got country, swing and rockabilly, too We got jazz, country-western and Chicago blues It's the greatest music that you ever knew It's American music, it's American music, it's American music It's the greatest sound right from the U.S.A.
Well, a US soldier boy has to stop right in his tracks When he hears that crazy beat, he turns and doubles back Because they're playing American music, American music The whole world digs that sound from the U.S.A.