Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Jerry Lee Lewis

Producer: Sam Phillips (Producer)

My name is Jerry Lee Lewis, come from Louisiana
I'm gonna do you a little boogie on this here piano
Doing mighty fine, I'm gonna make you shake it
I'll make you do it, and make you do it, until you break it

It's called the Lewis boogie, in the Lewis way
Lord, I do my little boogie-woogie every day

Well, down in New Orleans, the land of dreams
The best doggone place, son, you have ever seen
The cats go wild, do a boogie that's hot
My boogie-woogie makes you want to stop and do the bop

It's called the Lewis boogie, in the Lewis way
Lord, I do my little boogie-woogie every day

Oh, oh boy!

Well, now let's cruise on down to old Memphis town
That's where that Presley boy said, "you ain't nothing but a hound"
But now you take my boogie, it keeps you in the groove
Then your sacroiliac begins to shiver and a move

It's called the Lewis boogie, in the Lewis way
Lord, I do my little boogie-woogie every day

Oh, boogie-woogie
When your hips start rockin'
Honey, and your knees start knockin'
Lewis boogie, Lewis way
Lord, I do my little boogie-woogie every day

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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