Rip It Up

Album: Here's Little Richard (1956)
Charted: 30 17
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  • 'Cause it's Saturday night and I just got paid
    Fool about my money don't try to save
    My heart says go, go
    Have a time 'cause it's Saturday night
    And I'm feelin' fine

    I'm gonna rock it up
    I'm gonna rip it up
    I'm gonna shake it up
    I'm gonna ball it up
    I'm gonna ride it out
    And ball tonight

    I got a date and I won't be late
    Pick her up in my '88'
    Shag it on down to the union hall
    When the music starts jumpin'
    I'll have a ball

    I'm gonna rock it up
    I'm gonna rip it up
    I'm gonna shake it up
    I'm gonna ball it up
    I'm gonna ride it out
    And ball tonight

    Along about 10 I'll be flying high
    Rocking on out into the sky
    I don't care if I spend my gold
    'Cause tonight I'm gonna be one happy soul

    I'm gonna rock it up
    I'm gonna rip it up
    I'm gonna shake it up
    I'm gonna ball it up
    I'm gonna ride it out
    And ball tonight, aw

    Well it's Saturday night and I just got paid
    Fool about my money don't try to save
    My heart says go, go
    Have a time 'cause it's Saturday night
    And I'm feelin' fine

    I'm gonna rock it up
    I'm gonna rip it up
    I'm gonna shake it up
    I'm gonna ball it up
    I'm gonna ride it out
    And ball tonight

    Along about 10 I'll be flying high
    Rocking on out into the sky
    I don't care if I spend my gold
    'Cause tonight I'm gonna be one happy soul

    I'm gonna rock it up
    I'm gonna rip it up
    I'm gonna shake it up
    I'm gonna ball it up
    I'm gonna ride it out
    And ball tonight Writer/s: John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell
    Publisher: Audiam, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Raleigh Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Word Collections Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Danny69 from Kansas"Rip it up" is slang for sex as it was used in the 1950's
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn November 18th 1964, the Everly Brothers performed "Rip It Up"* on the ABC-TV program 'Shindig!'...
    The song was track seven on the Everly's 1958 Cadence Records debut album, 'The Everly Brothers', and the album peaked at #16 on Billboard's Best Selling Pop LP Albums chart...
    Three tracks from the album made the Top 100 chart; "Bye Bye Love" {#2 for 4 weeks}, "Wake Up Little Susie" {#1 for 4 weeks}, and "This Little Girl of Mine" {#26}...
    * "Rip It Up" was performed over the closing credits of the show...?
  • Rotunda from Tulsa, OkThis is a wild rocker from The Architect of Rock & Roll. I wasn't alive for the birth of rock & roll, but I became a true Little Richard fan when I saw the NBC-TV bio-movie "Little Richard" s ome years ago. This song is also on a late CD compilation of his hits & album cuts, "Little Richard: The Georgia Peach." It's cover is in flamboyant pink! Wild! As it's liner notes state (from Billboard archives), this is one of several of his #1 R&B hits. I saw Little Richard perform a few years ago at Fayetteville, Arkansas ( home of the University of Arkansas' Razorbacks). And he truly did rip-it-up!!! I was just in awe of this pioneer of rock & roll. However, I have heard that earlier this year (2014) he decided to retire from show business. What a career! I recall him performing at one of former President Bill Clinton's inaugural concerts & I believe he was introduced by the great Chuck Berry! Now that is a concert to remember!
  • Patrick from Tomahawk, WiThis is LITTLE RICHARD- REDDY TEDDY
    http://youtu.be/gFd4p5Hx-Xo
    The video that is here is someone claiming it's the beatles
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