Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Billy Sherrill Earl Montgomery George Jones

Producer: Stan Kesler

(What my woman can't do, can't be done)
Well it amazes me how she can change my mind
When it seems to be impossible my God she can do it every time
And the way she always loves me she's got that down perfect, too

I keep asking myself what is it that lady can't do
She brightens any room she walks inside (yes she does)
And the way she comes in smiling you'd think she'd never every cry
She still looks as young and pretty as she did the day we met

If there's one thing bad about her
I tell her I ain't ever found it yet (haha, think about it)
What can't do can't be done
If there's ever been a darlin' Jerry Lee's findin' one (yes he does)

She beats all I've ever seen she's the champion of our team
What my woman can't do, can't be done
What my woman can't do, can't be done

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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