Jerry Lee Lewis

Released: September 26, 2006

Featuring: Merle Haggard

Songwriter: Peter Graves

Producer: Jimmy Rip Steve Bing

I got an ol' slouch hat
Got my roll on my shoulder
I’m as free as a breeze
An' do as I please
Just a bummin' around

Gotta million friends
I don’t feel any older
I've got nothin' to lose
Not even the blues
Just a bummin' around

Whenever worries start
To botherin' me ( start botherin' me! )
I grab my coat, my ol' slouch hat
Hit the trail again
You see

I ain't got a dime
Don’t care where I’m goin'
I’m as free as a breeze
An' do as I please
Just a bummin' around!

I hit the trail again
You see

I ain't got a dime
Don’t care where I'm goin'
I'm as free as a breeze
An' do as I please
Just a bummin' around

Just a bummin' around
Just a bummin' around
Just a bummin' around

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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