Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Ray Smith Tony Colton

Producer: Steve Rowland

I keep takin' my music to the man
And he still says he don’t understand
And what's puzzling me
Is that it's so plain to see
He only buys what he thinks he knows
He doesn’t know I'd give it him free
He doesn't know I'd give it him free

I keep taking my love to the woman
And she still says she just don't believe
And what I don't understand
Is that she warms to my hands
She only feels what she wants to feel
She doesn't know she's feeling it for me
She doesn’t know she’s feeling it for me

[piano solo]

I keep takin' my music to the man
And he still says he don’t understand
And what's puzzling me
Is that it's so plain to see
He only buys what he thinks he knows
He doesn't know I’d give it him free
He doesn't know I'd give it him free

[guitar solo]

I keep taking my love to the woman
And she still says she just don't believe
And what I don't understand
Is that she warms to my hands
She only feels what she wants to feel
She doesn't know she's feeling it for me
She doesn't know she's feeling it for me

[instrumental interlude]

I keep takin' my music to the man
And he still says he don't-a understand
And what's puzzling me
Is that it's so plain to see
He only buys what he thinks he knows
He doesn't know I'd give it him free
He doesn't know I'd give it him free

[piano solo to out]

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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