Shel Silverstein Quote
If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band,We’d travel all over the land.We’d play and we’d sing and wear spangly things,If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band,And we were up there on the stand,The people would hear us and love us and cheer us,Hurray for that rock ‘n’ roll band.If we were a rock ‘n’ roll bandThen we’d have a million fans.We’d goggle and laugh and sign autographs,If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band,The people would all kiss our hands.We’d be millionaires and have extra long hair,If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.But we ain’t no rock ‘n’ roll band,We’re just seven kids in the sandWith homemade guitars and pails and jarsAnd drums of potato chip cans.Just seven kids in the sand,Talkin’ and wavin’ our hands,And dreamin’ and thinkin’ oh wouldn’t it be grand,If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.
If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band,We’d travel all over the land.We’d play and we’d sing and wear spangly things,If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band,And we were up there on the stand,The people would hear us and love us and cheer us,Hurray for that rock ‘n’ roll band.If we were a rock ‘n’ roll bandThen we’d have a million fans.We’d goggle and laugh and sign autographs,If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band,The people would all kiss our hands.We’d be millionaires and have extra long hair,If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.But we ain’t no rock ‘n’ roll band,We’re just seven kids in the sandWith homemade guitars and pails and jarsAnd drums of potato chip cans.Just seven kids in the sand,Talkin’ and wavin’ our hands,And dreamin’ and thinkin’ oh wouldn’t it be grand,If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.
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About Shel Silverstein
As a children's author, some of his most acclaimed works include The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and A Light in the Attic. His works have been translated into more than 47 languages and have sold more than 20 million copies. As a songwriter, Silverstein wrote the 1969 Johnny Cash track "A Boy Named Sue", which peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. His songs have been recorded and popularized by a wide range of other acts including Tompall Glaser, The Irish Rovers, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and Marianne Faithfull. He was the recipient of two Grammy Awards as well as nominations at the Golden Globe Awards and Academy Awards.
His book A Light in the Attic is dedicated to his daughter who died at age 11. Silverstein died at home in Key West, Florida, of a heart attack on May 10, 1999, at age 68.