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King Creole
(Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller)

Copyright Elvis Presley Music Inc.

Soundtrack recording for Paramount - King Creole - January 15-16 and 23, 1958- Radio Recorders - Hollywood
January 15 - 9 am-1:20 pm, 2:20-5:40 pm

Studio matrix: E-18 - RCA matrix: J2PB 3606-18 - Alternate master

January 1991 CD RCA 2229-2-R Hits Like Never Before Essential Elvis Vol 3

April 22, 1997 CD RCA 07863 67454-2 King Creole 1997 reissue
Outtakes:

Take 3: January 1991 CD RCA 2229-2-R Hits Like Never Before Essential Elvis Vol 3

Take 3: June 23, 1992 CD CD RCA 07863-66050-2 The King Of Rock 'n' Roll, The Complete 50's masters

Take 3: April 22, 1997 CD RCA 07863 67454-2 King Creole 1997 reissue

January 23 - 8-11 pm

Studio matrix: EX-13 - RCA matrix: J2PB 3612-13 - Revised

July 1, 1958 EP RCA EPA-4319 King Creole Vol 1

-08 - Main title instrumental

January 1991 CD RCA 2229-2-R Hits Like Never Before Essential Elvis Vol 3

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
Jumping 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 way down in his throat
He bends the string and that's all she wrote
You know he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone gone gone
Hip shaking King Creole

He sings a song about a crawd head hole
He sings a song about a jelly roll
He sings a song about a pork and greens
He sings some blues about New Orleans
You know he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish on a pole
You know he's gone gone gone
Hip shaking King Creole

He plays something evil and he plays something sweet
No matter how he plays you gotta get up on your feet
When he gets a rockin' fever baby heaven sakes
He don't stop playing 'til his guitar breaks
You know he's gone gone gone
Jumping like a catfish on a pole, yeh
You know he's gone gone gone
Hip shaking King Creole
You know he's gone gone gone
Hip shaking King Creole
Creole

There's a [D]man in New Orleans who plays Rock and Roll. He's a [D]guitar man with a great big soul. He [D]lays down a beat like a ton of coal. He [D]goes by the name of King Creole. You know he's [G#7]gone, gone, gone, jumpin' like a catfish on a [D]pole, you know he's [A7]gone, gone, gone, [G7]hipshaking King Cre[D]ole.[G7][A7]

When the [D]king starts to do it, it's as good as done. He [D]holds his guitar like a tommy gun. He [D]starts to growl from 'way down in his throat. He [D]bends a string and "that's all she wrote". You know he's [G#7]gone, gone, gone, jumpin' like a catfish on a [D]pole, you know he's [A7]gone, gone, gone, [G7]hipshaking King Cre[D]ole.[G7][A7]

Well he [D]sings a song about a crawdad hole. He [D]sings a song about a jelly roll. He [D]sings a song about meat and greens. He [D]wails some blues about New Orleans. You know he's [G#7]gone, gone, gone, jumpin' like a catfish on a [D]pole, you know he's [A7]gone, gone, gone, [G7]hipshaking King Cre[D]ole.[G7][A7]

Well he [D]plays something evil then, he plays something sweet. No [D]matter what he plays, you got to get up on your feet. When he[D]gets the rockin' fever, baby, heaven sakes, he [D]don't stop playin' 'till the guitar breaks. You know he's [G#7]gone, gone, gone, jumpin' like a catfish on a [D]pole, you know he's [A7]gone, gone, gone, [G7]hipshaking King Cre[D]ole.[G7][D]

(Orig. = Capo 3)