Elvis Presley

Released: September 19, 1958

Songwriter: Roy Bennett Sid Tepper

Producer: Walter Scharf Phil Khagan

[Verse 1]
(You'll never know) You'll never know
(What heaven means) What heaven means
Until you've been down to New Orleans (New Orleans)
You ain't been livin' till you cuddle and coo
With a black-eyed baby by thee old bayou

[Verse 2]
(You've never seen) You've never seen
(Cupie doll queens) You've never seen those cupie doll queens
Like they got them in New Orleans (New Orleans)
And, ooh, they love you like no one can
It makes you awful glad that you were born a man

[Verse 3]
If-if-if you ain't been there (been there)
Then you ain't been nowhere (nowhere)
The living’s lazy and the loving’s fine (it's so fine)
If you feel low down (low down)
So help me Hannah (Hannah)
You should lose the blues in Louisi-ouisi-ouisiana

[Verse 4]
Get the lead
Get the lead out of your jeans
And hot foot it down, hot foot down to where?
New Orleans (New Orleans)
Louisiana baby tells you stay awhile (yeah)
Live it up, love it up, southern style
Way down in New (down in New)
New Orleans

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American performer that spanned all media—music, film, and historic live concerts—with a vehement passion that earned him the moniker, “The King of Rock and Roll.”

Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi to Gladys and Vernon Presley. At the age of 13, he moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis began to explore the blues scene prevalent in Memphis and the culture it encompassed.

In August 1953, he walked into Sun Records to record a song for his mother’s birthday. Manager of Sun Records Sam Phillips took note of his unique voice and persona, and invited Elvis back to the studio in July 1954, where he ultimately recorded his first true single, “That’s All Right,” with “Blue Moon of Kentucky” as the B-side.

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