Songs featured in the film "THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW" (1975)
Based on the London Musical "The Rocky Horror Show" - 1973
(Richard O'Brien)

Tim Curry (as Dr. Frank-N-Furter)
Susan Sarandon (as Janet Weiss)
Barry Bostwick (as Brad Majors)
Richard O'Brien (as Riff Naff)
Patricia Quinn (as Magenta)
Nell Campbell (as Columbia)
Jonathan Adams (as R. Everett Von Scott)
Peter Hinwood (as Rocky Horror)
Charles Gray (as The Criminologist)
Meat Loaf (as Eddie)


SCIENCE FICTION/DOUBLE FEATURE

Richard O'Brien


Michael Rennie was ill 
The Day the Earth Stood Still
But he told us where we stand
And Flash Gordon was there in silver underwear
Claude Rains was The Invisible Man
Then something went wrong for Fay Wray and King Kong
They got caught in a celluloid jam
Then at a deadly pace, It Came From Outer Space
And this is how the message ran.....

Science fiction (Ooh-ooh-ooh) double feature
Doctor X (Ooh-ooh-ooh) will build a creature
See androids fighting (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Forbidden Planet
Woh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
At the late night, double feature, picture show

I knew Leo G. Carroll was over a barrel
When Tarantula took to the hills
And I really got hot when I saw Janette Scott
Fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills
Dana Andrews said prunes gave him the runes
And passing them used lots of skills
But When Worlds Collide said George Pal to his bride
I'm gonna give you some terrible thrills
Like a.....

Science fiction (Ooh-ooh-ooh) double feature
Doctor X (Ooh-ooh-ooh) will build a creature
See androids fighting (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Forbidden Planet
Woh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
At the late night, double feature, picture show
I wanna go, Oh-oh-oh-oh
To the late night, double feature, picture show
By R.K.O., Woh-oh-oh-oh
To the late night, double feature, picture show
In the back row, Oh-oh-oh-oh
To the late night, double feature, picture show

FINALE VERSE

Science fiction, double feature
Frank has built and lost his creature
Darkness has conquered Brad and Janet
The servants gone to a distant planet
Woh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
At the late night, double feature, picture show
I want to go
Oh-oh-oh-oh
To the late night, double feature, picture show


*****


DAMMIT JANET

Barry Bostwick (as Brad); Susan Sarandon (as Janet)


BRAD: Hey, Janet
JANET: Yes, Brad
BRAD: I've got something to say
JANET: Uh-huh
BRAD: I really love the skillful way
You beat the other girls
To the bride's bouquet
JANET: Oh, oh, Brad

BRAD:
The river was deep but I swam it (Janet)
The future is ours, so let's plan it (Janet)
So please don't tell me to can it (Janet)
I've one thing to say, and that's
Dammit Janet, I love you

The road was long but I ran it (Janet)
There's a fire in my heart and you fan it (Janet)
If there's one fool for you then I am it (Janet)
I've one thing to say, and that's
Dammit Janet, I love you

Here's a ring to prove that I'm no joker
There's three ways that love can grow
That's good, bad, or mediocre
Oh J-A-N-E-T, I love you so

JANET:
Oh, it's nicer than Betty Munroe had (Oh, Brad)
Now we're engaged and I'm so glad (Oh, Brad)
That you met Mom and you know Dad (Oh, Brad)
I've one thing to say, and that's
Brad, I'm mad, for you too

JANET: Oh, Brad
BRAD: Oh, dammit
JANET: I'm mad
BRAD: Oh, Janet
JANET: For you
BRAD: I love you too
BOTH: There's one thing left to do, ah-hoo

BRAD:
And that's go see the man who began it (Janet)
When we met in his science exam, it (Janet)
Made me give you the eye and then panic (Janet)
Now I've one thing to say, and that's
Dammit Janet, I love you

BRAD: Dammit, Janet
JANET: Oh Brad, I'm mad
BRAD: Dammit, Janet
BOTH: I love you


*****


OVER AT THE FRANKENSTEIN PLACE

Barry Bostwick; Susan Sarandon; Richard O'Brien (as Riff Raff)


JANET:
In the velvet darkness
Of the blackest night
Burning bright
There's a guiding star
No matter what or who you are

BRAD & JANET:
There's a light (Over at the Frankenstein place)
There's a light (Burning in the fireplace)
There's a light, light (In the darkness of everybody's life)

RIFF RAFF:
The darkness must go
Down the river of night's dreaming
Flow morphia slow
Let the sun and light come streaming
Into my life, into my life

BRAD & JANET:
There's a light (Over at the Frankenstein place)
There's a light (Burning in the fireplace)
There's a light, light (In the darkness of everybody's life)


*****


THE TIME WARP

Richard O'Brien; Patricia Quinn (as Magenta);
Nell Campbell (as Columbia); Charles Gray (as The Criminologist).


RIFF RAFF:
It's astounding
Time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll
But listen closely

MAGENTA:
Not for very much longer

RIFF RAFF:
I've got to keep control
I remember doing the Time Warp
Drinking those moments when
The blackness would hit me

RIFF RAFF & MAGENTA:
And the void would be calling

(Let's do the Time Warp again)
(Let's do the Time Warp again)

THE CRIMINOLOGIST:
It's just a jump to the left
(And then a step to the right)
With your hands on your hips
(You bring your knees in tight)
(But it's the pelvic thrust)
(That really drives you insane)
(Let's do the Time Warp again)
(Let's do the Time Warp again)

MAGENTA:
It's so dreamy
Oh, fantasy free me
So you can't see me
No, not at all
In another dimension
With voyeuristic intention
Well secluded, I see all

RIFF RAFF:
With a bit of a mind flip
MAGENTA:
You're into the time slip
RIFF RAFF:
And nothing can ever be the same
MAGENTA:
You're spaced out on sensation
RIFF RAFF:
Like you're under sedation
(Let's do the Time Warp again)
(Let's do the Time Warp again)

COLUMBIA:
Well I was walking down the street
Just a-having a think
When a snake of a guy gave me an evil wink
He shook-a me up, he took me by surprise
He had a pick-up truck and the devil's eyes
He stared at me and I felt a change
Time meant nothing, never would again

(Let's do the Time Warp again)
(Let's do the Time Warp again)

THE CRIMINOLOGIST:
It's just a jump to the left
(And then a step to the right)
With your hands on your hips
(You bring your knees in tight)
(But it's the pelvic thrust)
(That really drives you insane)
(Let's do the Time Warp again)
(Let's do the Time Warp again)


*****


SWEET TRANSVESTITE

Tim Curry (as Dr. Frank-N-Further)
(with Richard O'Brien; Susan Sarandon; Barry Bostwick; Nell Campbell)


DR. FRANK-N-FURTER:
How do you do
I see you've met my faithful handyman
He's just a little brought down because
When you knocked
He thought you were the candyman
Don't get strung out by the way I look
Don't judge a book by its cover
I'm not much of a man by the light of day
But by night I'm one hell of a lover
I'm just a sweet transvestite
From Transexual, Transylvania

Let me show you around, maybe play you a sound
You look like you're both pretty groovy
Or if you want something visual
That's not too abysmal
We could take in an old Steeve Reeves movie

BRAD:
I'm glad we caught you at home
Could we use your phone?
We're both in a bit of a hurry

JANET: Right!

BRAD:
We'll just say where we are
Then go back to the car
We don't want to be any worry

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER:
Well you got caught with a flat
Well how 'bout that
Well babies don't you panic
By the light of the night
It'll all seem alright
I'll get you a Satanic mechanic
I'm just a sweet transvestite
From Transexual, Transylvania
Why don't you stay for the night

RIFF RAFF: Night!

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: Or maybe a bite

COLUMBIA: Bite!

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER:
I could show you my favorite obsession
I've been making a man
With blonde hair and a tan
And he's good for relieving my tension
I'm just a sweet transvestite
From Transexual, Transylvania
Hit it! Hit it!
I'm just a sweet transvestite (Sweet Transvestite)
From Transexual (Transylvania)

So come up to the lab
And see what's on the slab
I see you shiver with anticipation
But maybe the rain
Isn't really to blame
So I'll remove the cause
But not the symptom


*****


SWORD OF DAMOCLES

Peter Hinwood (as Rocky Horror) & Chorus


ROCKY HORROR:
The Sword of Damocles is hanging over my head
And I've got the feeling someone's gonna be cutting the thread
Oh, woe is me
My life is a misery
Oh, can't you see
That I'm at the start of a pretty big downer
I woke up this morning with a start when I fell out of bed
(That ain't no crime)
And left from my dreaming was a feeling of unnameable dread
(That ain't no crime)
My high is low
I'm dressed up with no place to go
And all I know
Is I'm at the start of a pretty big downer

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER:  Oh, Rocky!
(Sha la la la, that ain't no crime)
ROCKY HORROR: Oh, no, no, no,
(Sha la la la, that ain't no crime
ROCKY HORROR: Oh, no, no, no,
DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: Oh, my baby!
(Sha la la la)
(That ain't no crime)
(That ain't no crime)

ROCKY HORROR: The Sword of Damocles is hanging over my head
DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: Oh, really!
(That ain't no crime)
ROCKY HORROR:
And I've got the feeling someone's gonna be cutting the thread
(That ain't no crime)
Oh, woe is me
My life is a mystery
And can't you see
That I'm at the start of a pretty big downer

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: Come here!
(Sha la la la, that ain't no crime)
ROCKY HORROR: Oh, no, no, no
(Sha la la la, that ain't no crime)
ROCKY HORROR: Oh, no, no, no
( Sha la la la)
(That ain't no crime)
(That ain't no crime)
(Sha la la la, that ain't no crime)
ROCKY HORROR: Oh, no, no, no,
(Sha la la la, that ain't no crime)
ROCKY HORROR: Oh, no, no, no
(Sha la la la)
(That ain't no crime)
(That ain't no crime
(Sha la la)


*****


WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SATURDAY NIGHT? 
(aka "Hot Patootie (Bless My Soul)")

Meat Loaf (as Eddie) & Chorus


EDDIE:
Whatever happened to Saturday night?
When you dressed up sharp and you felt alright
It don't seem the same since cosmic light
Came into my life, I thought I was divine
I used to go for a ride with a chick who'd go
And listen to the music on the radio
A saxophone was blowing on a Rock and Roll show
We climbed in the back seat, really had a good time
Hot patootie, bless my soul
Really love that Rock and Roll

(Hot patootie, bless my soul)
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul)
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul)
(I really love that Rock and Roll)

(Saxophone Solo)

EDDIE:
My head used to swim from the perfume I smelled
My hands kinda fumbled with her white plastic belt
I'd taste her baby pink lipstick and that's when I'd melt
She'd whisper in my ear tonight she really was mine
Get back in front and put some hair oil on
Buddy Holly was singing his very last song
With your arms around your girl, you try to sing along
It felt pretty good.....Whoo!
Really had a good time
Hot patootie, bless my soul
Really love that Rock and Roll

(Hot patootie, bless my soul
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul)
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul)
(I really love that Rock and Roll)

(Saxophone Solo)

(Hot patootie, bless my soul
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul)
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul)
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul)
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul)
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul
(I really love that Rock and Roll)
(Hot patootie, bless my soul)
(I really love that Rock and Roll)


*****


I CAN MAKE YOU A MAN

Tim Curry


DR' FRANK-N-FURTER:
A weakling weighing ninety-eight pounds
Will get sand in his face when kicked to the ground
And soon in the gym with a determined chin
The sweat from his pores as he works for his cause
Will make him glisten and gleam
And with massage and just a little bit of steam
He'll be pink and quite clean
He'll be a strong man, oh, honey!

(But the wrong man)

He'll eat nutritious, high protein
And swallow raw eggs
Try to build up his shoulders
His chest, arms, and legs
Such an effort
If he only knew of my plan
In just seven days

(I can make you a man)

He'll do press-ups and chin-ups
Do the snatch, clean, and jerk
He thinks dynamic tension
Must be hard work
Such strenuous living
I just don't understand
When in just seven days, oh, baby
I can make you a man

REPRISE:

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER:
But a deltoid and a bicep
A hot groin and a tricep
Makes me, Ooh, shake
Makes me wanna take Charles Atlas by the hand
(In just seven days)
Oh, baby
(I can make you a man)
I don't want no dissension
Just dynamic tension

JANET: I'm a muscle fan

(In just seven days)
(I can make you a man)
DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: Dig it if you can
(In just seven days)
(I can make you a man)


*****


TOUCH-A, TOUCH-A, TOUCH-A, TOUCH ME

Susan Sarandon; Patricia Quinn; Nell Campbell


JANET:
I was feeling done in
Couldn't win
I'd only ever kissed before

COLUMBIA: You mean she.....?
MAGENTA: Uh-huh

JANET:
I thought there's no use getting
Into heavy petting
It only leads to trouble
And seat wetting
Now all I want to know
Is how to go
I've tasted blood and I want more

COLUMBIA & MAGENTA: More, more, more!

JANET:
I'll put up no resistance
I want to stay the distance
I've got an itch to scratch
I need assistance
Touch-a, touch-a, touch-a, touch me
I wanna be dirty
Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me
Creature of the night

Then if anything grows
While you pose
I'll oil you up
And rub you down

COLUMBIA & MAGENTA: Down, down, down!

JANET:
And that's just one small fraction
Of the main attraction
You need a friendly hand
And I need action
Touch-a, touch-a, touch-a, touch me
I wanna be dirty
Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me
Creature of the night

COLUMBIA: Touch-a, touch-a, touch-a, touch me
MAGENTA: I wanna be dirty
COLUMBIA: Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me
MAGENTA: Creature of the night

JANET:
Oh, touch-a, touch-a, touch-a, touch me
I wanna be dirty
Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me
Creature of the night

ROCKY HORROR: Creature of the night
BRAD: Creature of the night?
DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: Creature of the night
MAGENTA: Creature of the night
RIFF RAFF: Creature of the night
COLUMBIA: Creature of the night
ROCKY HORROR: Creature of the night
JANET: Creature of the night!


*****


EDDIE

Jonathan Adams (as Dr. Everett Von Scott)
(with Charles Gray; Tim Curry; Susan Sarandon;
Neil Campbell; Meat Loaf)


DR. VON SCOTT:
From the day he was born
He was trouble
He was the thorn
In his mother's side
She tried in vain

THE CRIMINOLOGIST:
But he never caused her nothing but shame

DR. VON SCOTT:
He left home the day she died
From the day she was gone
All he wanted
Was rock and roll porn
And a motorbike
Shooting up junk

THE CRIMINOLOGIST: He was a low down cheap little punk
DR. VON SCOTT: Taking everyone for a ride

(When Eddie said he didn't like his teddy)
(You knew he was a no good kid)
(But when he threatened your life)
(With a switch blade knife)

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: What a guy
JANET: Makes you cry
DR. VON SCOTT: And I did

COLUMBIA:
Everybody shoved him
I very nearly loved him
I said, "Hhey listen to me
Stay sane inside insanity"
But he locked the door
And threw away the key

DR. VON SCOTT:
But he must've been drawn
Into something
Making him warn me
In a note which reads

(What's it say? What's it say?)

EDDIE:
I'm out of my head
Oh hurry, or I may be dead
They mustn't carry out their evil deeds

(When Eddie said he didn't like his teddy)
(You knew he was a no good kid)
(But when he threatened your life)
(With a switch blade knife)

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: What a guy
JANET: Makes you cry
DR. VON SCOTT: And I did

(When Eddie said he didn't like his teddy)
(You knew he was a no good kid)
(But when he threatened your life)
(With a switch blade knife)

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: What a guy (Whoo-ho-ho)
JANET: Makes you cry (Hey, hey, hey)
DR. VON SCOTT: And I did (Eddie)


*****


PLANET SCHMANET

Tim Curry; Jonathan Adams; Richard O'Brien;
Susan Sarandon; Barry Bostwick.


DR. FRANK-N-FURTER:
I'll tell you once, I won't tell you twice
You'd better wise up, Janet Weiss
Your apple pie don't taste too nice
You'd better wise up, Janet Weiss

I've laid the seed, it should be all you need
You're as sensual as a pencil
Wound up like an 'E' or first string
When we made it, did you hear a bell ring?
You got a block, well take my advice
You'd better wise up, Janet Weiss
The Transducer will seduce ya

JANET: My feet! I can't move my feet!
DR. VON SCOTT: My wheels! My God, I can't move my wheels!
BRAD: It's as if we're glued to the spot!
DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: You are! So quake with fear, you tiny fools!
JANET: Oh, we're trapped!
DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: It's something you'll get used to
A mental mind-fuck can be nice
DR. VAN SCOTT: You won't find Earth people quite the easy mark you
imagine
This sonic transducer - it is, I suppose, some kind of
Audio-vibratory, physiomolecular transport device
BRAD: You mean...
DR. VAN SCOTT: Yes, Brad
It's something we ourselves have been working on for quite some time
But it seems our friend here has found a means of perfecting it
A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter and then
Projecting it through space, and who knows, perhaps even time itself
JANET: You mean, he's gonna send us to another planet?

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER:
Planet, schmanet, Janet!
You'd better wise up, Janet Weiss
You'd better wise up
Build your thighs up
You'd better wise up


*****


FANFARE/DON'T DREAM IT

Tim Curry; Jonathan Adams; Susan Sarandon; Barry Bostwick.


DR. FRANK-N-FURTER:
Whatever happened to Fay Wray?
That delicate satin draped frame
As it clung to her thigh, how I started to cry
'Cause I wanted to be dressed just the same
Give yourself over to absolute pleasure
Swim the warm waters of sins of the flesh
Erotic nightmares beyond any measure
And sensual daydreams to treasure forever
Can't you just see it, whoo-ho-ho!
Don't dream it, be it
Don't dream it, be it

(Don't dream it, be it)
(Don't dream it, be it)
(Don't dream it, be it)
(Don't dream it, be it)
(Don't dream it, be it)
(Don't dream it, be it)
(Don't dream it, be it)
(Don't dream it, be it)
(Don't dream it, be it)

DR. VON SCOTT:
Ach! We've got to get out of this trap
Before this decadence saps our wills
I've got to be strong and try to hang on
Or else my mind, may well snap
And my life will be lived
For the thrills

DR. FRANK-N-FURTER: Don't dream it, be it
BRAD: It's beyond me, help me, Mommy
JANET: God bless Lili St. Cyr


*****


ROSE TINT MY WORLD/THE FLOOR SHOW

Nell Campbell; Peter Hinwood; Barry Bostwick; Susan Sarandon.


COLUMBIA:
It was great when it all began
I was a regular Frankie fan
But it was over when he had the plan
To start working on a muscle man
Now the only thing that gives me hope
Is my love of a certain dope
Rose tints my world
Keeps me safe from my trouble and pain

ROCKY HORROR:
I'm just seven hours old
Truly beautiful to behold
And somebody should be told
My libido hasn't been controlled
Now the only thing I've come to trust
Is an orgasmic rush of lust
Rose tints my world
And keeps me safe from my trouble and pain

BRAD:
It's beyond me
Help me, Mommy
I'll be good, you'll see
Take this dream away
What this, let's see
I feel sexy
What's come over me?
Wooh! Here it comes again

JANET:
I feel released
Bad times deceased
My confidence has increased
Reality is here
The game has been disbanded
My mind has been expanded
It's a gas that Frankie's landed
His lust is so sincere


*****


WILD AND UNTAMED THING

Tim Curry; Richard O'Brien.


DR. FRANK-N-FURTER:
My my my
My my my my my
My my my my
My my
I'm a wild and an untamed thing
I'm a bee with a deadly sting
You get a hit and your mind goes ping
Your heart'll pump and your blood will sing
So let the party and the sounds rock on
We're gonna shake it 'til the life has gone
Rose tint my world
Keep me safe from my trouble and pain

(We're a wild and an untamed thing)
(We're a bee with a deadly sting)
(You get a hit and your mind goes ping)
(Your heart'll pump and your blood will sing)
(So let the party and the sounds rock on)
(We're gonna shake it 'till the life has gone)
(Rose tint my world)
(Keep me safe from my trouble and pain)

RIFF RAFF:
Frank-N-Furter, it's all over
Your mission is a failure
Your lifestyle's too extreme
I'm your new commander
You now are my prisoner
We return to Transylvania
Prepare the transit beam


*****


I'M GOING HOME

Tim Curry & Chorus


DR. FRANK-N-FURTER:
On the day I went away  (Goodbye)
Was all I had to say  (Now)
I want to come again and stay  (Oh my)
Smile, and that will mean I may
'Cause I've seen blue skies
Through the tears in my eyes
And I realise I'm going home  (I'm going home)
Everywhere, it's been the same  (Feeling)
Like I'm outside in the rain  (Wheeling)
Free to try and find a game  (Dealing)
Cards for sorrow
Cards for pain
'Cause I've seen blue skies
Through the tears in my eyes
And I realsze I'm going home
(I'm going home)
(I'm going home)
(I'm going home)


*****


SUPER HEROES

Barry Bostwick; Susan Sarandon; Charles Gray & Chorus.


BRAD:
I've done a lot
God knows I've tried
To find the truth
I've even lied
But all I know
Is down inside I'm  (Bleeding)

JANET:
And super heroes
Come to feast
To taste the flesh
Not yet deceased
And all I know
Is still the beast is  (Feeding)

THE CRIMINOLOGIST:
And crawling on the planet's face
Some insects called the human race
Lost in time, and lost in space
And meaning  (Meaning)


*****


ONCE IN A WHILE
(This song was recorded, but not used in the finished film)

Barry Bostwick


BRAD:
Once in a while, she don't want to call you
Speaking on the telephone
And once in your life, she won't want to know you
You look around
The one you've found, she is gone

And that's all the time that it takes
For a heart to turn to stone
The sweeter the wine
The harder to make the break
You hear something about someone
You'd thought you'd known

So baby don't cry like there's no tomorrow
After the night there's a brand new day
And there'll be no pain, and no more sorrow
So wash your face
And phone my place, it'll be okay

And that's all the time that it takes
For a heart to beat again
So give me a sign
That a lover makes
You look around
The one you've found is back again


*****