Escrita por Jerry Leiber e Mike Stoller, foi gravada por Elvis em
janeiro e fevereiro de 1958, nos estúdios da RCA em Hollywood,
California e lançada em 19 de setembro de 1958 no disco King Creole
Fala sobre um homem de New Orleans que tem descendencia Creole, que
toca todos os estilos de rock and roll.
A letra:
King Creole
There's a man in New Orleans
Who plays rock and roll
He's a guitar man
With a great big soul
He lays down a beat
Like a ton of coal
He goes by the name of King Creole
There's a man in New Orleans
Who plays rock and roll
He's a guitar man
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
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole
When the king starts to
do it
It's as good as done
He holds his guitar
like a Tommy gun
He starts to growl
From way down his throat
He bends a string
And that's all she wrote
It's as good as done
He holds his guitar
like a Tommy gun
He starts to growl
From way down his throat
He bends a string
And that's all she wrote
You know he's gone,
gone, gone
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole
Well, he sings a song
about a crawdad hole
He sings a song about a jelly roll
He sings a song about meat and greens
He sings some blues about New Orleans
He sings a song about a jelly roll
He sings a song about meat and greens
He sings some blues about New Orleans
You know he's gone,
gone, gone
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole
Well, he plays
something evil
Then he plays something sweet
No matter what he plays
You got to get up on your feet
Then he plays something sweet
No matter what he plays
You got to get up on your feet
When he gets the
rockin' fever
Baby, heaven sakes
He don't stop playin'
'Till his guitar breaks
Baby, heaven sakes
He don't stop playin'
'Till his guitar breaks
You know he's gone,
gone, gone
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole
Jumpin' like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone, gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole
You know he's gone,
gone, gone
Hip-shaking King Creole
Hip-shaking King Creole
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