King Creole

Intro 

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King Creole 



[Verso 1]
 
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There's a man in New Orleans who plays rock and roll 
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He's a guitar man with a great big soul 
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And he lays down a beat like a ton of coal 
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He goes by the name of King Creole 
 


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You know he's gone gone gone 
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Jumpin like a catfish on a pole yeah 
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You know he's gone gone gone 
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And hip shaking King Creole 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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When the King starts to do it it's as good as done 
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He holds his guitar like a tommy gun 
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He starts to growl from way down in his throat 
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He bends a string and that's all she wrote 
 


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You know he's gone gone gone 
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Jumpin like a catfish on a pole yeah 
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You know he's gone gone gone 
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And hip shaking King Creole 
 


[Verso 3]
 
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He sings a song about a crawdad hole 
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He sings a song about a jelly roll 
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He sings a song about pork and greens 
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He sings some blues about New Orleans 
 


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You know he's gone gone gone 
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Jumpin like a catfish on a pole yeah 
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You know he's gone gone gone 
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And hip shaking King Creole  


{Solo} 

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[Verso 4]
 
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He plays something evil then he plays something sweet 
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No matter how he plays you got to get up on your feet 
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And when he gets the rockin fever baby heaven sakes 
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He don't stop playin til his guitar breaks 
 


[Refrão]
 
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You know he's gone gone gone 
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Jumpin like a catfish on a pole yeah 
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You know he's gone gone gone 
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And hip shaking King Creole 
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You know he's gone gone gone 
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And hip shaking King Creole