Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Bill Rice Jerry Foster

Producer: Ron Chancey

I was hard to handle the day we said I do
She was just like some fine wine and I was old home brew
I took her to the smoky joints where she was out of place
While I played those old honky tonk songs she sang Amazing Grace

But somehow hymns and honky tonks don't go together long
But I kept on raising hell and she kept holding on
I'm Faded Love and Cheating Heart and she's still silk and lace
While I played those honky tonk songs she sings Amazing Grace

I left for a drinking night found at any old bar
I'll dance and I'll flirt but it's alright 'cause she knows where we are
She's Sunday morning Sunday school while I'm at home sleeping late
Dreaming of those old honky tonk songs while she sings Amazing Grace

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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