Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Jesse Stone Lou Willie Turner

Producer: Shelby Singleton Jr.

Now when I get the blues I get me a rockin' chair
When I get the blues I get me a rockin' chair
Well the blues don't get me gonna rock on away from here
Give me one more kiss hold it a long long time
Now love me baby till a feelin' hits my head like wine
Oh flip flop and fly I don't care if I die
Now flip flop and fly I don't care if I die
Don't ever leave me don't you ever say goodbye

Oh when I get lonesome I jump on the telephone
When I get lonesome I jump on the telephone
I call my baby tell her I'm gonna come back home
I'm like a Mississippi bullfrog sittin' on a hollow stump
I'm like a Mississippi bullfrog sittin' on a hollow stump
I got so many women Lord I don't know which way to jump
Jump jump let's go now
Flip flop and fly I don't care if I die...

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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The Return of Rock (1965)
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