Elvis Murphy

I’ll never forget that day back in 1969At my sister’s wedding receptionI was still wearing corduroy short pantsHadn’t had my first erectionThe band was playin’ waltzesThe crowd was getting’ boredWhen this teddy boy materialized on the floorHe jumped up on the stageLike a tiger from a cageYeah, he changed my whole life direction

Oh, elvis murphy, jailhouse rock knocked me out that dayAnd love me tender almost melted me awayAnd my blue suedes were here to stayThe crowd was goin’ crazy, all dancin’ and thenHey, i knew i’d never be the same again.

When i left school, i got a job in a bankBe a real successful personI’d work all day in my three-piece suitBut 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 hamburgFor fifty quid a week,” i was so thrilled i couldn’t speakI told my boss to shove his dumb occupation.

I hear his song but i still think of youOh, man, i’d do anything just to have a drink with youThe way you moved and played your guitarOh, elvis baby, you just showed me the way.

The years flew past, some slow some fastMany a short lived sensationI got a job with a band in the statesHad to find my own generationSo, come on elvis don’t you be no squareJust ‘cause you got six kids don’t meanYou don’t careThe sixties is gone but the party goes onRock ‘n roll is your only salvation