All the Way From Memphis

Forgot my six string razor hit the sky

Halfway to Memphis 'fore I realized

Well, I rang the information, my axe was cold

They said she rides the train to Oriole

Now, it's a mighty long way down the dusty trail

And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails

And I look like a bum, and I crawl like a snail

All the way from Memphis

Well, I got to Oriole, you know it took a month

And there was my guitar, electric junk

Some spade said rock 'n' rollers, you're all the same

Man, that's your instrument, I felt so ashamed

Now it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll

Through the Bradford cities and the Oreoles

And you look like a star, but you're still on the dole

All the way from Memphis

Now, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll

From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood Bowl

And you climb up the mountains, and you fall down the holes

All the way from Memphis

Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll

'Cause your name gets hot, so your heart grows cold

And you gotta stay young, man, you can never be old

All the way from Memphis

Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll

Through the Bradford cities and the Oriole

And you look like a star, but you're really out on parole

All the way from Memphis