Put on my blue suede shows and I Boarded the plane Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues Middle of the pouring rain W.C. Handy Won't you look down over me Yeah, I got a first class ticket But I'm as blue as a boy can be
Then I'm walking in Memphis Walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale Walking in Memphis But do I really feel the way I feel
I Saw the ghost of Elvis On Union Avenue Followed him up to the gates of Graceland Then I watched him walk right through Now, security did not see him They just hovered round his tomb But there's a pretty little thing Waiting for the king Down in the jungle
When I was walking in Memphis Walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale Walking in Memphis But do I really feel the way I feel
Now, they've got catfish on the table They've got gospel in the air The Reverend Green, be glad to see you When you haven't got a prayer
But boy you got a prayer in Memphis
Now, Muriel plays piano Every Friday at the Hollywood And they brought me down to see hear And they asked me if I would Do a little number And I sang with all my might They said, 'Tell me are you a Christian, child?' And i said, 'Ma'am, I am tonight!'
When I was walking in Memphis Walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale Walking in Memphis But do I really feel the way I feel
When I was walking in Memphis Walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale Walking in Memphis But do I really feel the way I feel
Put on my blue suede shows and I Boarded the plane Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues Middle of the pouring rain Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues Was in the middle of the pouring rain