Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Vaughn Horton

Hillbilly fever goin' 'round
Good old mountain music's got me down
You hear guitar, fiddle
Boy, you're shakin' around
Hillbilly fever goin' 'round (Yeah)

Well, rock 'n' roll music's goin' 'round
When you feel it, ooh, you can't sit down
Well, you gotta shake, break, oh yeah
Thing's goin' 'round the town
Rock 'n' roll music goin' 'round (Roll, yeah)

Oh, country music's goin' 'round
You get the feelin', boy you can't sit down
Well, you rock to the right
You rock to the left
You feel so doggone good

Mm, this country music's goin' 'round
Yeah, this country music's goin' 'round
Yeah, rock 'n' roll music's goin' 'round

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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