Elvis Murphy

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.