(A. Young M. Young B. Johnson)

Black sheep and a renegade

Hot feet in the cool of the shade

The street jungle and the tough childhoods

Examinations done no good

Got crow bars and hot wired cars

Sneak thieves and cheap cigars

No rebellion not today

I get my kicks in my own way

Right ok

Just keep on breakin' the rules

C'mon get ready to rule

Just keep on breakin' the rules

C'mon get ready to rule



Tough breaks in the neighbourhood

A hard case who's up to no good

Livin' like trash a society rash

Ready to break and ready to dash

A bad deal and a real rough ride

And doin' time on the other side

No rebellion not today

Get my kicks in my own way

Right ok

Just keep on breakin' the rules

C'mon get ready to rule

Just keep on breakin' the rules

C'mon get ready to rule

Tough breaks



Regulation ties

Regulation shoes

Those regulation fools

With the regulation rules

Just keep on breakin' the rules

C'mon get ready to rule

Just keep on breakin' the rules

C'mon get ready to rule

Just keep on breakin' the rules

Breakin' the rules

Get ready

Just keep on breakin' the rules

C'mon get ready

Get ready

Get ready

Ready to rule

Take off your ties

And your regulation shoes

You're nothing but a bunch of regulation fools

And your damn regulation rules

I'm gonna do things my own way

Everyday, everyday,

In everyway

I ain't gonna pay no attention to your rules