Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Mack Vickery

Producer: Stan Kesler

Yeah yeah sweet sweet honky tonk wine keeps me out of my mind
All she left behind was some sweet honky tonk wine
While I was out drinkin' and laughin' my woman has home a packin'

And all she left me was a bottle and a note
Sayin' I'm out enjoyin' myself of some of that sweet honky tonk wine
Sweet honky tonk wine keeps me out of my mind
All she left behind was some sweet honky tonk wine

Well I'm sittin' here feeling empty as that old wine bottle that she left me
'Cause I can't hold enough to stop me from thinkin'
That she's out holdin' somebody and a drinkin' that sweet honky tonk wine
Drinkin' that sweet honky tonk wine

Sweet honky tonk wine
Sweet honky tonk wine
Sweet honky tonk wine
Sweet honky tonk wine

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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