Jerry Lee Lewis

Released: September 7, 2010

Featuring: Ron Wood

Songwriter: James Taylor

Producer: Jim Keltner Steve Bing

If I look like a mean old man that’s what I am
If I look like a mean old man that’s what I am
If I look like a mean old man who’d get you any way he can
Break your heart and kiss your hand
If I look like a mean old man that’s what I am

If I look like a good old friend that’s what I am
If I look like a good old friend that’s what I am
If I look like a good old friend who’s really bending with the wind
And be your friend right to the end that’s what I am

If I look like a voodoo doll that’s what I am
If I look like a voodoo doll that’s what I am
If I look like a voodoo doll who takes his licking standing tall
Who’d rather fight you back than crawl that’s what I am

If I look like an Uncle Bob that’s what I am
If I look like an Uncle Bob that’s what I am
If I look like an Uncle Bob like to slap me on the back and rock you
While he can still do the job that’s what I am

If I look like a voodoo doll that’s what I am
If I look like a voodoo doll that’s what I am
If I look like a voodoo doll who takes his licking standing tall
Who’d rather fight you back than crawl that’s what I am

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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