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Elvis a Tribute

BORN IN THE SMALL TOWN DEEP IN THE HEART OF, MISSISSIPPI WAS A YOUNG COUNTRY SINGER NAMED ELVIS PRESLEY YOU WERE A MAN WITH SOUL YOUR SONGS FILLED WITH EMOTION YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR WORK BEING PURE DEVOTION THROUGH A CHANGE OF HABIT YOU BECAME A ROCK N ROLL STAR YOU ARE THE KING NUMBER ONE BY FAR THROUGH THE YEARS OF LOVE ME TENDER, LOVE ME TRUES TEDDY BEAR SONGS AND G.I. BLUES YOU STOLE OUR HEARTS AND PUT OUR MINDS AT REST IN YOUR ROUSTABOUT WAYS YOU ARE THE BEST AFTER THE ARMY YOU PACKED UP YOUR TEAM ONCE WILD IN THE COUNTRY YOU HAD TO FOLLOW THAT DREAM YOU STARRED IN SUCH MOVIES AS STAY AWAY JOE CLAMBAKE AND CHARRO EASY COME, EASY GO AFTER GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED BUT JAILHOUSE ROCK WAS ONE OF YOUR BEST KISSIN’ COUSINS AND SPIN OUT BOTH WERE NOT BAD THEN THERE’S VIVA LAS VEGAS AND KID GALAHAD LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLDS FAIR HARUM SCARUM AND TICKLE ME FRANKIE AND JOHNNY WHAT A PAIR PARADISE, HAWAIIAN STYLE FUN IN ACAPULCO TOO ! BLUE HAWAII, GIRL HAPPY SPEEDWAY AND LOVING YOU FROM KING CREOLE TO A FLAMING STAR I’M STUCK ON YOU WHERE EVER YOU ARE NOW WE ARE IN DOUBLE TROUBLE YOU LEFT US SO FAST BUT I’LL REMEMBER YOU PRESENT, FUTURE OR PAST YOU THRILLED THE AUDIENCE WITH THAT SPECIAL TOUCH THE TROUBLE WITH GIRLS THEY LOVED YOU TOO MUCH NOW I’M ALL SHOOK UP AND FEELING BLUE CAUSE I CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU YOU WERE A YOUNG MAN THE AGE OF FORTY TWO WE’LL NEVER FORGET THE WONDER OF YOU.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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