Intro: 
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CAPO ON 2nd 
                                       
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 A little  ditty about  Jack and Di- ane,   
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 Two American  kids growin' up  in the  heart land   
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 Jack, he's gonna  be a  football  star;   
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 Diane  debutante, back seat  of Jack y's  car   
 
 
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 Suckin' on a  chili dog out side the Tastee  Freez;   
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 Diane  sittin' on Jacky's lap. He's got his  hands bet ween her  knees.   
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Jack he says, " Hey, Diane, let's run off be hind a shady  tree;   
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 dribble off those  Bobbie Brooks. Let me  do what  I pl ease." Sayin'   


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      Oh  yeah,  life goes  on,   
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      long after  the thrill of  living is  gone. Sayin'   
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      Oh  yeah,  life goes  on,   
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      long after  the thrill of l iving  is  gone 
   
Jack, he sits back, collects his thoughts for a moment;   
  
Scratches his head and does his best James Dean.   
  
"Well, then, there, Diane, we gotta run off to the city   
  
Diane says, "Baby, you ain't missin' a thing." But Jack, he says,   
 
Chorus 
 
A cappella to drums 
  
Oh, let it rock, let it roll.   
  
Let the Bible belt come and save my soul.   
  
Holdin' on to sixteen as long as you can;   
  
change is comin' 'round real soon, make us women and men,   
 

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Chorus 
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A  little ditty about  Jack and Di- ane,   
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 two Ameri can kids doin' the  best that  they  can