Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: Billy Joe Shaver Danny Finlay

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

Bottom dollar, It looks like the end, oh how I hate to see you go
Oh bottom dollar, we've been the best of friends
I guess I counted on you a hundred times or more
Oh my, how those eagles fly, goodbye bottom dollar goodbye

(Give it to me, boys)

Oh bottom dollar
Well all your friends are gone
They've been blown on the dancehall girls and wine

Oh bottom dollar
Well, now if the truth was known
You've been the best friend the killer's ever known
(Think about that darlin')

Oh my how those eagles fly
Goodbye bottom dollar goodbye

(Let's get it, get it, get it)

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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