King Creole

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There's a Man in New Orleans
Who plays a Rock and Roll
And he's a Guitar Man
Ah, with a great big Soul

He lays down a Beat
Like a Ton of Coal
He goes by the Name of King Creole

You know he's gone, gone, gone
Jumpin' like a Catfish on a Pole, Yeah
You know he's gone, gone, gone ..
Yeah that - Hip a shaking King Creole

When the King starts to do it
It's as good as done
Ah, he holds his Guitar
Like a Tommy Gun

He starts to growl
From way down in his Throat
He bends a String
That's all she wrote

And he's gone, gone, gone
Jumpin' like a Catfish on a Pole, Yeah
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Yeah that - Hip a shaking King Creole

Well, he sings a Song about a Crawdad Hole
He gonna sing a Song about a Jelly Roll
He sings a Song about a Pork and Beans
He sings some Blues 'bout - New Orleans

And he's gone, gone, gone
Jumpin' like a Catfish on a Pole, Yeah
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Yeah that - Hip a shaking King Creole

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( Instrumental )

He plays something evil
When he plays something sweet
No matter how he plays
You got to get up on your Feet

And when he gets the a Rockin' Fever
Baby, Heaven Sakes
He don't stop playin'
'Till his Guitar breaks

And he's gone, gone, gone
Jumpin' like a Catfish on a Pole, Yeah
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Yeah that - Hip a shaking King Creole

You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip shaking King Creole

( Words & Music By Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller )