Tom had a job in a town outside the city Was working very hard Life was lookin' very pretty Nothing going wrong with the rockabilly song That radio was playing But then came around The Rock 'n' Roll beginning Tom left the town and got into the singin' Nothing was the same since he read a book Saying "Wheels are Freedom" nowadays Rock 'n' Roll stole my soul Rockin' down the river like a rolling stone Rock 'n' Roll stole my soul Rockin' down the river like a rolling stone Tom had a band and made a good a' livin' Toured all the land His dreams had been fulfillin' Was bringing in some cash But spent it all on hash That's when his life began to bend Times were looking bad He was lying' in a clinic He lost all he had The world was looking cynic His innocence was gone But it didn't take him long Now he's singin' on the street The song of his defeat Oh yeah Rock 'n' Roll stole my soul ... Beans, beans The musical fruit The more you eat The more you toot The more you toot The better you feel So let's have beans For every meal Rock 'n' Roll stole my soul ...(4x)