Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Buzz Rabin

Producer: Stan Kesler

Here's to you and here's to me
Baby, here's to what we had
Before the wine got to my mind
And made the good go bad

Ain't nothin' left that's right for us
I know I am to blame
Another fool sits on a stool
In the alcohol of fame

I poured it down round after round
Till I lost control
All the warmth and all the wine
Has left me feeling cold, so cold

Somehow the cheer I find in here
It just isn't quite the same
Another fool upon a stool
In the alcohol of fame

I poured it down, round after round
Till I lost control
All the warmth and all the wine
Has left me feelin' cold, so cold

Somehow the cheer I find in here
It just isn't quite the same
Another fool, upon a stool
In the alcohol of fame
Another fool, upon a stool
In the alcohol of fame

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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