Jerry Lee Lewis

Featuring: Linda Gail Lewis

Songwriter: Lee Fikes

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

Well I'm gonna get on the ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm gonna leave this town till you decide
Which one do you want the most them opera stars or me
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee

We were watchin' TV Ernest Tubb was singin' loud
I said that's the man for me I love him there's no doubt
I'm leavin' you right now to go and find out where he's at
But if I can't get him I'll settle for that bluegrass Lester Flatt

Well I'm gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm a gonna leave this town till you decide
Which one do you want the most George Jones or Jerry Lee
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee

Well I'm goin' now and trade my ol' Ford for a nose
I might get all drunked up and trade it for the rose
There's just one thing I know I'll always be true
Cause there ain't no way to get drunk honey to stop my lovin' you

Babe I'm a gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm a gonna leave this town till you decide
Which one do you want the most George Jones or Jerry Lee
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee

Well I'm a gonna get on that ol' turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm a gonna leave this town till you decide
Which one do you want the most George Jones or rockin' Jerry Lee
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee
Whoa Milwaukee here I come from Nashville Tennessee

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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