Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Jerry Chesnut

Producer: Eddie Kilroy

Some folks like the winter time
When the snow is on the ground
Some folks like the autumns
When leaves come tumbling down

Some folks like peace and quiet
Some folks like it rough
I love honky-tonk songs, honky-tonk wine
And chasing that honky-tonk stuff

I'll be here in this ol' honky-tonk
With these bloodshot eyes of mine
I line 'em up from three to one
And chase 'em until five

It's whatever turns you on I guess
Lord knows I just can't get enough
Honky-tonk songs and a-honky-tonk wine
Chasing that honky-tonk stuff

As the years roll by
You'd think that old Jerry Lee
Would kinda quit the booze light-hearty ways
Rockin' and a-rollin' all night long
And workin' like a dog all day

Well, I'll tell you I'm a fool about them women
Lord knows I just can't get enough
I'm talking about honky-tonk songs, honky-tonk wine
Chasing that honky-tonk stuff

Now the wine don't take effect
The way it used to all night long
All I hear on that old jukebox
Is someone did somebody wrong

But I guess it's different strokes for different folks
And I developed a-quite a test
Of honky-tonk songs and a-honky-tonk wine
And chasing that honky-tonk stuff
Honky-tonk songs and honky-tonk wine
Chasing that honky-tonk stuff

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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