Carl Perkins

(She) told she was leaving, I said honey that be fine Yes, I never thought she'd make it to that city limit sign Oh, I waited twenty minutes I thought she'd come running back And this fool got fooled 'cause she's already out there making tracks Oh, she is...

There was an old woman that lived in a shoe Had so many children, she didn't know what to do They were doin' all right, till she took 'em to town The kids started pickin' 'em up and puttin' 'em down Now all your children wanna rock, mama All your children...

A well'a bless my soul What'sa wrong with me? I'm itchin' like a man in a fuzzy tree My friends say I'm actin' wild as a bug I'm in love I'm all shook up Mm mm mm, mm, yay, yay, yay Well, my hands are shaky and my knees are weak I can't seem to stand...

Well, be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe Be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe Be-bop-a-lula, she is my baby doll My baby doll, my baby doll Well, she's the woman in the red blue jeans She's the quee...

Well, it's a sad situation when the big bad blues gets you... (Alright) Yeah, it's a sad situation when the big bad blues gets you... (Talkin' about you) Will they get you, me, and all, make the Rock of Gibraltar fall And that's what happens with the big bad b...

Well, it's one for the money, Two for the show, Three to get ready, Now go, cat, go. But don't you step on my blue suede shoes. You can do anything but lay off of my Blue suede shoes. Well, you can knock me down, Step in my face, Slander my name All over the...

Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues; it must be goin' round All my friends are boppin' the blues; it must be goin' round I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound Well, the doctor told me, Carl you need no pills. Yes, the doctor told me, boy, you do...

Sittin’ around minding my business when in walked an old friend Such a sight for sore eyes I hadn’t seen him since I don’t know when We talked about the crazy things we used to do And talk loud around about old lovers talk out around to you And I’d like t...

I remember when I was a lad Times were hard and things were bad But there's a silver linin' behind ev'ry cloud Just four people that 's all we were Tryin' to make a livin' out of black-land dirt But we'd get together in a family circle singin' loud Daddy sang...

On the outskirts of town, there's a little night spot. Dan dropped in about five o'clock. Pulled off his coat, said "The night is short." He reached in his pocket and he flashed a quart. He hollered, "Rave on, children, I'm with ya! Rave on, cats," he cried....

Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock. Don't let go, Don't let go. Come on, baby, it's time to rock, Don't let go, Don't let go. I'm so happy I got you here, Don't let go, Don't let go. Keeps me grinnin' from ear to ear. Don't let go, Don't let go. Oo-wee, This...

Well they took some honey from a tree Dressed it up and they called it me Everybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby Everybody's trying to be my baby, now Well half past nine, half past four Fifty women knocking on my door Ever...

Tempted and tried we're oft' made to wonder Why it should be thus all the day long While there are others living about us Never molested, though in the wrong Farther along we'll know more about it Farther along we'll understand why Cheer up my brother l...

I like to go some place where we can be alone To hold you in my arms and told you my own I know there's love above we'll always indoor And I'll forever stand forever yours I'll die thousand times just to plug your mind And just to let you know I care My life...

Ain't no doubt about it, this must be love One little kiss from you and I feel glad all over Ooh baby, hot-dang-dilly, it's so silly but I'm glad all over I got goose pimples baby, 'cause it feels so good When you cuttle me like you do and I feel glad all ove...

Well that must be my girl, yours don't look like that Well that must be my girl, yours don't look like that I know my baby, she's so round and fat Baby-baby-baby, gone gone gone, gone gone gone Gone gone gone, well I'm gone gone gone Well I'm gone out, gone on...

Well, I was so alone in the city park I met my baby, she was standing in the dark Took my lovin' baby by the hand I let her know that I'm her lovin' man I let her know that I'm her lovin' man That love rubbed off on me That baby wouldn't let me be That baby t...

Hey, good lookin', whatcha got cookin' How's about cookin' somethin' up with me? Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe We could find us a brand new recipe? I got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar bill And I know a spot right over the hill There's soda pop and...

Put on your red dress baby 'Cause we're going out to night Put on your red dress baby 'Cause we're going out to night You better wear some boxing gloves In case a fool might wanna fight Put on your high-heel sneakers Wear your wig hat on your head Put on your...

Well, how can you say you will, when you won't You tell me you do, baby, when you don't? Let me know, honey, how you feel Tell the truth how is love real Ah-hah, oh honey don't, well honey don't Honey don't, no honey don't, hey honey don't I say you will when...

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine Well they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Yeah they said you...

Well Lord I shall not be, I shall not be moved I shall not be, I shall not be moved Just like a tree that's growin' in the meadow (down by the water) I shall not be moved I'm on my way to glory land and I shall not be moved On my way to glory land I will not...

When I had you to myself I didn't want you around Those pretty faces always made you Stand out in a crowd But someone picked you from the bunch One glance was all it took Now it's much too late for me To take second look Oh baby give me one more chanc...

Some glad morning when this life is o'er, I'll fly away. To that home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away. I'll fly away, oh glory, I'll fly away. When I die, Hallelujah, by and by, I'll fly away. Just a few more weary days and then, I'll fly away. To th...

Yes it means I'm in love again Had no lovin' since you know when You know I love you, yes I do And I'm savin' all my lovin' just for you Need your lovin' and I need it bad Just like a dog when he's goin' mad Hoo-ee baby hoo-ee Baby won't you give your love to...

I'm walkin', yes indeed, and I'm talkin' 'bout you and me I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me (yes) I'm lonely as I can be, I'm waitin' for your company I'm hopin' that you'll come back to me What 'ya gonna do when the well runs dry? You're gonna run away a...

The warden threw a party in the county jail The prison band was there and they began to wail The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing You should've heard them knocked-out jailbirds sing Let's rock; everybody, let's rock Everybody in the whole cell bl...

You have gone and yet I'm still your prisoner Although you're with your new love, I'm not free For you have placed a lock around my heart, dear And you are the keeper of the key Love locked inside like mine burns constantly So, darling, please, come back...

Lend me your comb It's time to go home I got to go past My hair is a mess Your mammie will scold Your pappie will shout Unless we come in The way we went out Kissing you was fun honey But thanks for the date But I must come to run honey But you know baby it'...

Oh, let that jukebox keep on playin' Let that record roll around Let my baby keep on sayin' She's a lonesome gal in town Let 'er know that I'll be waitin' When my lonely days are through Let the jukebox keep on playin' Till I'm holdin' you Oh, let those honky...

I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he had the misery but he got a lot of fun Baby, yeah now baby Woo baby, some fun tonight I saw Uncle John with Long Tall Sally He saw Aunt Mary comin' and he ducked back in the alley Oh, baby, yeah now b...

I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a girl, That's what's the matter with me I'm in love, I'm in love, with a beautiful girl, But she don't give a darn about me to make her love me I tried, How I sighed and I cried But she just refused And ever sin...

Mama, here's to mama Who was the first to love me so And tenderly helped me to grow, mama Who cleaned my nose and washed my clothes And kept me warm through the winter's cold, mama Who was the first to give me life The first to teach me about Christ, mama Ma...

[Chorus] Well, I'm sitting here wondering, would a matchbox hold my clothes? Sitting here wondering, would a matchbox hold my clothes? I ain't got no matches, but I got a long way to go. I'm an old, poor boy and I'm a long way from home I'm an old, poor boy a...

Now let me take you to the movies Magg So I can hold your hand Well it ain't that I don't like your house It's just that doggone man And that double barrel behind the door It waits for Carl I know So climb upon ol' Becky's back And let's ride to the picture sh...

My friend Bill lives down in the projects stays drunk all the time He makes Mustang wine, he makes Mustang wine He makes Mustang wine and he stays drunk all the time Now, Mustang grapes, they ain't too sweet But Mustang wine just can't be beat He drinks Musta...

Well, she goes struttin' down the street In her sophisticated style The way she's dressed was a knocking 'em wild The cats started gazing till they called her out Her pink pedal pushers was a-knocking 'em out She wears a-pink pedal pushers, pink pedal pushers...

One more time Just a little thing they call they poor man blues I've been a working in a cotton field way down south Choppin' and a pickin' lord and followin' the plow Tryin' to make a livin' on the poor hard ground I asked for a loan but the boss turned me do...

They took my blue suede shoes, down to ol' Mobile Got to rockin' with the rhythm, run 'em over at the hill Put you cat clothes on 'Cause tonight we're gonna really rock it right Yeah Kitty, put your cat clothes on 'Cause tonight we're gonna really bop it right...

I don't belong to no one I don't belong at all Got my face in the corner Got my back to the wall And pretty baby I'm restless, restless Restless through and through I'm restless, restless You look restless too I'm a hair trigger lover And I can't face up to...

There is a rose in Spanish Harlem A red rose up in Spanish Harlem It is a special one, it's never seen the sun It only comes out when the moon is on the run And all the stars are gleaming It's growing in the street right up through the concrete But soft and sw...

I'm sure to fall, fall in love I'm sure to fall in love with you You are so sweet and we are so near, I'm sure to fall in love with you So hold me tight, let tonight be the night darling, don't ever let me go For loving you is a natural thing to do, I wa...

Now there are folks who like to brag about where they came from But when they start that stuff I let 'em be But it makes me feel like I wanna brag some To know that I come from the state of Tennessee Let's give old Tennessee credit for music As they play it u...

When you're all alone and blue And the world looks down on you Turn around, I'll be followin' you When you feel that love is gone And you realize you're wrong Turn around, I'll be followin' you Turn around, I'll be waitin' behind you With a love that's real...

Every time it rains, baby, I run to my window And all I do is rain my hands and moan I listen to that thunder roll Can't you hear that lonesome wind moan? Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long? Tell me, baby, why you been gone so long? You been gone so lon...

Yes it means I'm in love again Had no lovin' since you know when You know I love you, yes I do And I'm savin' all my lovin' just for you Need your lovin' and I need it bad Just like a dog when he's goin' mad Hoo-ee baby hoo-ee Baby won't you give your love to...

Well, you can't make love to somebody When you got somebody else on your mind Oh, you can't make love to another When you try, you're just wasting your time I got my gal by the hand, started dancing I tried to lose these low down blues I couldn't hide Yeah, t...

You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning of the blues Until you've loved a love you've had to lose, You don't know what love is. You don't know how lips hurt Until you've kissed and had to pay the cost, Until you've flipped your heart and y...

True love (your love) True love (your love) True love, baby That's what you give to me True love (your love) Your love (your love) True love, baby That's what you give to me God made the world And he made it round I got my baby And I'm...