Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Duke Faglier

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

There's a jumpin' little joint out in West Nashville
If the barbecue don't get you where the music will
It's called Pee Wee's Place and they're open from nine till dawn
If you drop by, brother, there's some shakin' goin' on

We get all kinds of people as the night goes on
Rednecks and the hippies, both are right at home
Politicians, truck drivers, factory workers too
You can be a cop out here don't matter what you do

We gotta four piece band and we play real loud country soul
While rockin' and we be so proud
Let me play and sing, do what we want to do
Oh, the crowd all love us when we're rockin' boogie woogie too
Let me rock it for you now

Hey, go, hey, hey, in other words by the bar
And drink corn liquor from an old fruit jar
That's what it's all about whip this little yo yo
Well, he just got out of jail, the boy's movin' kind of slow
Blow your harp, boy

Pee Wee's place raising hell, he thinks the band is too loud
He's a bitchin' too much 'cause he's drawing a crowd
Pulling a lot of good music and a whole lot of shaking going on
Out at Pee Wee's Place where you can get it all night long
Play your guitar, son

Oh, let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Let it roll, let it roll, all night long
Give it to me, give it to me all night long
Come on now give it to me all night long

Boogie Woogie going to get you and if that ain't good enough
Jerry Lee's going to show you how to get real tough
Out at Pee Wee's Place, we're hangin' in all night long
Hey, give it to me, baby, there's some sha-sha-shaking going on
Give it to me now, go

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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