Jerry Lee Lewis

Songwriter: William Bell

Producer: Jerry Kennedy

In the beginning honey you really loved me
I was too blind and I couldn't see
But now you left me, oh Lord, how I cried
You don't miss your water till your well runs dry

I kept you crying sad and blue honey
I was a playboy I wouldn't be true
But when you left me and said goodbye
Lord, I don't miss my water till Jerry's well runs dry

Mhm, myself wander how can this be
I've never thought, I've never thought woman you'll ever leave me
But when you left me, oh how I cried
You don't miss your water till your well runs dry
Yes, you don't miss your water till your well runs dry

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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