Kredity
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elvis Presley
Performer
The Jordanaires
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Otis Blackwell
Composer
Winfield Scott
Composer
Texty
Roustabout
Roustabout
Build it up, knock it down
Hold it square, roll it around
Throw it in the air, stick it in the ground
But it's too bad
I can't get mad
'Cause I'm a roustabout
Tie it loose, make it tight
If it's wrong, do it right
Makes me kinda feel like I wanna fight
But it's too bad
I can't get mad
'Cause I'm a roustabout
Orders all day and half the night, from the boss
That guy just doesn't wanna see one minute lost
Stack it up, in the rig
Better still, bring it here
Wanna take it out, stick it in his ear
But it's too bad
I can't get mad
'Cause I'm a roustabout
A handyman is all I am around this place
Every time I turn around he's right up in my face
Bring it in, drag it out
When I'm slow, boy he shouts
Gettin awful tired runnin' in and out
But it's too bad
I can't get mad
'Cause I'm a roustabout
Roustabout
Roustabout
Roustabout
Roustabout
Written by: Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott