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Well
Nashville had country music but Memphis had the soul
Lord,
the white boy had the rhythm and that started rock and roll
And
I was here when it happened don’t you all think I ought to know
I
was here when it happened, yeah, yeah, yeah
I
watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll, Lord, lord yeah.
Well
the cat named Elvis Be-Bopped in to sun right off the street
Sang
“Blue Moon” of OKY but he did it with a brand new beat
Guess
he sought him a sleeping world and out there by surprise
Jack
‘em up, you rang them out and he’ hung ‘em out to dry
I
was there when it happened, don’t you all think I ought to know, lord,
lord
Yeah
I was here when it happened I watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll
Here’s
kinda the way it happened
Well
the drummer boy was the beatin’ on the drums a rockin’ and a goin’ wild
The
real city slicker was clickin’ and clackin’ and doin’ it in a different
style
hit
car strumming a beat and a pumpin' and the lead man picking out the blues
hip-shaking
singer was a swinging and a swinging saying some style blue suede shoes
and
I was here when it happened, Lord I think I ought to know, yeah, yeah
Folks
I was here when it happened I watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll
What
you think about it little guitar c’mon son
Some
folks called it the devils music others said it wouldn’t last long
31
years since we started shakin’ proves somebody was wrong
the
64’s, the Beatles and the four were rock and roll's best friends
The
Beatles and The Stones brought the old beat home
And
world went crazy again I was here when it happened
My
friend I think I ought to know, yeah , yeah
Well
I was there when it happened
I
watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll
Lord
yeah, c’mon
Transcribed
by Barrie
