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He Took It Like a ManJerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Jerry Lee Lewis

Producer: Shelby Singleton Jr. Jerry Kennedy

Samson was in love with Delilah, Adam a-was a fool about Eve
Eve started messin' with that old apple tree, that caused old Adam to grieve

But, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Yes, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Oh! now when thunder pounded down, he got slammed on the ground
He laid there and he took it like a man (he took it like a man)

Now you remember old John the Baptist (yeah!, yeah!)
He was a prophet in the days of old (yeah!, yeah!)
But when the axe fell down Johnny didn't even frown
He laid there he took it like a...

Oh! he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Woo, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Now when the axe fell down Johnny didn't even frown
He just laid there, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)

David was the King of Jerusalem
Had the army in the palm of his hand
But they took a man's life so he could have his wife
And then he had to get a-cuttin' down

Well, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
Woo, he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
When the thunder pounded down he got slammed on the ground
He laid there he took it like a...

Oh! He took it like a man, woo, (he took it like a man)
Then he took it like a man (he took it like a man)
When the thunder pounded down he got slammed on the ground
He laid here he took it like a man, (he took it like a ma-a-a-an)
Woo-oo-oo-oo-oo

Jerry Lee Lewis

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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