Biography:
Steppenwolf is a rock band which formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1967. The band originally consisted of John Kay (vocals, guitar), Michael Monarch (guitar), Rushton Moreve (bass), Goldie McJohn (keyboards) and Jerry Edmonton (drums). The band is best known for their hit singles "Born to be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride". They were named after the novel Der Steppenwolf by German author Hermann Hesse.
Frontman John Kay's mother escaped with him at age 4 from Soviet occupied East Germany
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Well thinking of my schooldays, I remember Maybeline
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Used to dance with her all night she was little sweet sixteen
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Her brother used to chase me, he thought I did, but I never could
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I used to call him Little Queenie, his name was Johnny B. Good
[Verse 2]
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I used to hold her 'till I was older
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Then I got bolder, her brother used to scold her
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I left there in the mornin', went back to Memphis, Tennessee
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You know her brother never found me and that's all right with me
[Verse 3]
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I went to New York City to find what could be found
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Just for kicks down sixty-six, stopped in L.A. Town
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Yes I went to California just to see what I could see
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Well nobody knew just where I was and that's all right with me
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[Verse 4]
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You know I met a girl named Carol and her girlfriend sweet Nadine
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Played the rock n' roll music, used to kiss me in between
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Roll over Beethoven that happened to be her favorite song
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But we never did much rollin', I didn't stay there long
[Verse 5]
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I used to hold her and try to mold her
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Somebody told her, Nadine and I were bolder
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I left there in the mornin', went back to Memphis, Tennessee
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You know I never saw her face again and that's all right with me
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[Verse 6]
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I used to hold her and try to mold her
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Somebody told her, Nadine and I were bolder
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I left there in the mornin', went back to Memphis, Tennessee
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You know I never saw her face again and that's all right with me
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[Verse 1]
C
Well thinking of my schooldays, I remember Maybeline
C
Used to dance with her all night she was little sweet sixteen
F C
Her brother used to chase me, he thought I did, but I never could
G F C
I used to call him Little Queenie, his name was Johnny B. Good
[Verse 2]
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I used to hold her 'till I was older
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Then I got bolder, her brother used to scold her
F C
I left there in the mornin', went back to Memphis, Tennessee
G F C
You know her brother never found me and that's all right with me
[Verse 3]
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I went to New York City to find what could be found
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Just for kicks down sixty-six, stopped in L.A. Town
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Yes I went to California just to see what I could see
G F C
Well nobody knew just where I was and that's all right with me
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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You know I met a girl named Carol and her girlfriend sweet Nadine
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Played the rock n' roll music, used to kiss me in between
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Roll over Beethoven that happened to be her favorite song
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But we never did much rollin', I didn't stay there long
[Verse 5]
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I used to hold her and try to mold her
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Somebody told her, Nadine and I were bolder
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I left there in the mornin', went back to Memphis, Tennessee
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You know I never saw her face again and that's all right with me
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 6]
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I used to hold her and try to mold her
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Somebody told her, Nadine and I were bolder
F C
I left there in the mornin', went back to Memphis, Tennessee
G F C
You know I never saw her face again and that's all right with me
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