When the beat is right, it's like powder and dynamite
rock & roll really is TNT, exploding in the night
So put on your fixed old shoes, put on a helmet too
When we start to rumble, pieces may fall on you

We gonna light the match-cord and burn this hayride down
And then we spread the pieces all around the town
With powder and dynamite, powder and dynamite
Atomic bomb that's ready to blow, rock & roll explodes the show

We might blow the fuse, when we start to roll
This kind of heavy beat boy, is the powder way of rock & roll
So grab your gal and come and join me in this song
'Cause we're gonna start a rumble and boogie all night long

We're gonna light the match-cord and burn this hayride down
And then we spread the pieces all around the town
With powder and dynamite, powder and dynamite
Atomic bomb that's a-ready to blow
Atomic bomb that's ready to blow, rock & roll explodes the show

When the beat is right, it's like powder and dynamite
rock & roll really is TNT, exploding in the night
So put on your fixed old shoes, put on a helmet too
When we start to rumble, pieces may fall on you

With powder and dynamite, powder and dynamite
Atomic bomb that's ready to blow, rock & roll explodes the show