For many a year I was so confused
I didn't know what to play
But then I met a man who picked up his horn
An' showed me just what to say
He was skinny an' lean an' he kept his nose clean
An' he knew how to write, them tunes
Then came a day, we started to play
An' then we conquered the moon
I'm in a band, a rock an' roll band
I'm in a band, yeah yeah
We called him Beethoven an' then we showed him
Exactly where we wanted to go
So we started a band and toured all the land
A-rackin' in all that dough
We smoked a few cigs an' played a few gigs
An' never did delay a one
We covered the states, an' hit the great lakes
An' boy did we have us some fun
I'm in a band, a rock an' roll band
I'm in a band, yeah yeah
I'm in a band, a rock an' roll band
I'm in a band, yeah yeah
We had an idea so we put it in gear
An' soon we were out on the road
We did it to play, they started to say
The animal trainer and the toad
I'm in a band, a rock an' roll band
I'm in a band, yeah yeah