Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Roy Orbison

Well, I called you for the last time, I won't hang around no more
I don't even remember the number on your door
I don't need you any longer, I don't want your devil's charm
So go cry your heart out in your other lover's arm

So long, I'm gone, you won't forget me
I hope you recall all of my fun
So long, be sweet and remember
When you want me back, think of what you've done

Well, you've lost a guy who loved you, don't say I didn't try
This time I'm gone forever, I've said my last goodbye

So long, I'm gone, you won't forget me
I hope you recall all of my fun
So long, be sweet and remember
When you want me back, think of what you've done

Well, you've lost a guy who loved you, don't say I didn't try
This time I'm gone forever, I've said my last goodbye

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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