Jerry Leiber - King Creole lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a man in New Orleans Who plays rock and roll He's a guitar man With a great big soul He lays down a beat Like a ton of coal He goes by the name of King Creole [Verse 2] You know he's gone, gone, gone Jumping like a catfish on a pole You know he's gone, gone, gone Hip shaking King Creole [Verse 3] When the king starts to do it It's as good as done He holds his guitar Like a tommy gun He starts to growl From way down his throat He bends a string And "that's all she wrote" [Verse 4] Well, he sings a song about a crowded hole He sings a song about a jelly roll He sings a song about meat and greens He wails some blues about New Orleans [Verse 5] Well, he plays something evil Then he plays something sweet No matter what he plays You got to get up on your feet [Verse 6] When he gets the rocking fever Baby, heaven sakes He don't stop playing 'Till his guitar breaks