Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Bob Attlesey Joe Attlesey

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

Now if you go down to Deep Elem
Put your money in your shoes
'Cause those women in Deep Elem
Got those Deep Elem Blues
Well, mama, your daddy's got those Deep Elem Blues
Now let me tell you something, sugar
Your daddy's got those Deep Elem Blues

Now when you walk into the parlor
Hang your hat up on the rack
Telephone your good looking daddy
Honey, you ain't coming back
Well, mama, I got those Deep Elem Blues
I got those Deep Elem Blues
Let me tell you something baby
Your daddy's got those Deep Elem Blues
Yeah

Well you go down in Deep Elm
Put your money in your sock
The redheads in Deep Elem
Put a man out on the rock
Well, mama, daddy's got those Deep Elem Blues
Now let me tell you something, baby
Your daddy's got those Deep Elem Blues

Now let me tell you something, baby
You sure look good to me
When we go down in Deep Elem
You look like a Christmas tree
Well, mama, I got those Deep Elem Blues
Now let me tell you something, baby
Daddy's got those Deep Elem Blues

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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