| Well when I first got to memphis…
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| I was knocked out by those friendly people
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| They all said «howdy, howdy, come on in We don’t know the meaning of the word outsider»
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| I said «people, you gonna play this kinda music
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| Well there’s something I would surely like to know
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| When I was a boy I heard this wild kinda music
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| And I think they called it, oh, rock and roll
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| Can you tell me what you know about rock and roll?»
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| They said «son, it’s just a feeling, way down in your soul»
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| Just a simple story with this wild rock and roll
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| Yeah, well all the boys in louisiana called it rock and roll
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| But I’ll tell you a secret, it drives the women crazy
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| And that’s all you need to know about rock and roll
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| Well you could not imagine the shape my head was in I took me a walk down by the mississippi
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| When I heard this rockin' out of the harbour inn
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| I couldn’t resist, I had me a drink, then I had me a listen
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| I said «people, you gonna play this kinda music
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| There’s something that I’d really like to know
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| When I was a boy I heard this wild kinda music
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| And I think they called it, rock and roll
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| Can you tell me what you know about rock and roll?»
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| They said «son, it’s just a feeling, way down in your soul»
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| Just a simple story with this wild rock and roll
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| Yeah, well all the boys in louisiana called it rock and roll
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| But I’ll tell you a secret, it drives the women crazy
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| And that’s all you need to know about rock and roll |