Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Ed Kirkeby Fats Waller

Oh, let it roll like a big wheel
In an old hot Georgia cotton field
Well, come in this house
Stop all that yakety-yak

Come in this house, pretty woman
Won't you stop all that yakety-yak?
I got news for you, baby
Gonna knock you down with a baseball bat

You know you keep on jabbering
And talking 'bout this and that
You know you keep on jabbering
And talking 'bout this and that

I know you, pretty baby
You ain't nothing but an alley cat
The killer knows you, honey
Woman, you know what the killer is talkin' about

My God, baby
You know what the I'm talkin' about
You better get yourself in this old bedroom
And shut your mouth

And I'm singin' hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho silver
(A hi-ho, a hi-ho silver)
Hi-ho, hi-ho silver
(Hi-ho, hi-ho silver)
Hi-ho, hi-ho silver
(Hi-ho, hi-ho silver)

One more time

Hi-ho, hi-ho silver
(Hi-ho, hi-ho silver)
Hi-ho, hi-ho silver
(Hi-ho, hi-ho silver)

Grrr

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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