Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Traditional

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

One, two
One, two, three, four

Carry me back to old Virginia
That's where the cotton
And the corn and taters grow
Keep on growing now

That's where the birds
Love to sing in the springtime
That's where I'm going
Virginia is my home, sweet home

I'm coming home
(I'm coming home)
I'm coming on home
(I'm coming home)
I got a city boy's cotton field back home

You better beat it now
Carry me back to old Virginia
That's where I'm coming
Virginia is my home, sweet home

I'ma coming home
(I'm coming home)
Lord, am coming on back home now
(I'm coming home)
I got a city boy's cotton field, back home

Yeah you better beat it now
Carry me back, to old Virginia
That's where I'm coming
Virginia is my home sweet home

I'm coming home
(I'm coming home)
Lord, am coming home now
(I'm coming home)

Yeah you better believe me
(I'm coming home)
I'm bringing it all in
(I'm coming home)

I gotta get back home
(I'm coming home)
I'm all always home
(I'm coming home)

I gotta get back in now
(I'm coming home)
I gotta get back in now here
(I'm coming home)

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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