I’ll never forget that day back in 1969 At my sister’s wedding reception I was still wearing corduroy short pants Hadn’t had my first erection The band was playin’ waltzes The crowd was getting’ bored When this teddy boy materialized on the floor He jumped up on the stage Like a tiger from a cage Yeah, he changed my whole life direction
Oh, elvis murphy, jailhouse rock knocked me out that day And love me tender almost melted me away And my blue suedes were here to stay The crowd was goin’ crazy, all dancin’ and then Hey, i knew i’d never be the same again.
When i left school, i got a job in a bank Be a real successful person I’d work all day in my three-piece suit But at night i’d be guitar rehearsin’ My boss said “young man, concentrate on your work!” But elvis said “hey, kid, i got this gig in hamburg For fifty quid a week,” i was so thrilled i couldn’t speak I told my boss to shove his dumb occupation.
I hear his song but i still think of you Oh, man, i’d do anything just to have a drink with you The way you moved and played your guitar Oh, elvis baby, you just showed me the way.
The years flew past, some slow some fast Many a short lived sensation I got a job with a band in the states Had to find my own generation So, come on elvis don’t you be no square Just ‘cause you got six kids don’t mean You don’t care The sixties is gone but the party goes on Rock ‘n roll is your only salvation.