Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Ernest Tubb

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

You left me and you went away
You said that you'd be back in just a day
Oh yeah, you've broken your promise
And you left me here alone
I don't know why you did dear
But I do know that you're gone

And I'm walkin' the floor over you
(I'm walkin' yes I'm walkin')
I can't sleep a wink that is true
(I'm walkin' yes I'm walkin')
I'm hopin' and I'm prayin'
As my heart breaks right in two
(I'm walkin' yes I'm walkin')
Walkin' the floor over you

Yeah, someday you may be lonesome too
Walkin' that floor is good for you, oh yeah
Just keep right on walkin'
And it won't hurt you to cry
Remember that I love you, baby
And I will till the day I die

I'm walkin' the floor over you
(I'm walkin' yes I'm walkin')
Can't sleep a wink that is true
(I'm walkin' yes I'm walkin')
Hopin' and I'm prayin'
As my heart breaks right in two
(I'm walkin' yes I'm walkin')
Walkin' the floor over you

One more time now

I'm walkin' the floor over you
Can't sleep a wink that is true, oh yeah
Hopin' and I'm prayin', Lord
As my heart breaks right in two
Walkin' the floor over you, yeah

Jerry Lee Lewis was a leading figure in the popularization of rock & roll during the 1950s. He was first signed to Sun Records in 1956 where he was labelmates with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and other early rock artists. Of those musicians, however, he was the only piano player and combined with his heavy-handed playing style, sexually suggestive lyrics, and provocative stage antics he came to epitomize the rebelliousness of the genre.

He rose to international fame for his 1957 versions of the songs “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”

Lewis' popularity rapidly tumbled, however, when in 1958, when at the age of 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin. Though this scandal continued to tarnish his image, Lewis never retired from music. As of October 2015, he continues to perform live.

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