He could play a guitar just like ringing a bell.

When you are about sixteen,

and are discovering rock and roll,

and the sounds of youth.

 on scratchy LP records.

You do not mind the hiss of the vinyl.

The crackle of static is drowned in the strumming of the guitar.

and, the rasping voice declares...

Go Go
Go, Johnny go, go
Go, Johnny, go, go


You do the shuffle. you swing with the beat.

Decades later the same tunes play from your phone when you ride your automobile, with your baby beside you at the wheel.
The king of rock and roll still makes you hum.
Truly, he could play a guitar, just like ringing a bell....


Go, Berry, go, go
Go, Berry, go, go