walking in memphis

put on my blue suede shoes and

i boarded the plane

touched down in the land of the delta blues

in the middle of the pouring rain

w.c. handy

won't you look down over me

yeah

i got a first class ticket

but i'm as blue as a boy can be

then i'm walking in memphis

i was walking with my feet ten feet off of beale

walking in memphis

but do i really feel the way i feel?

i saw the ghost of elvis on union avenue

followed him up to the gates of graceland

then i watched him walk right through

now

security did not see him

they just hovered round his tomb

but there's a pretty little thing

waiting for the king

and she's down in the jungle room

when i was walking in memphis

i was walking with my feet ten feet off of beale

walking in memphis

but do i really feel the way i feel?

now

they've got catfish on the table

they've got gospel in the air

and reverend green

be glad to see you

when you haven't got a prayer

but boy you got a prayer in memphis

now

muriel plays piano

every friday at the hollywood

and they brought me down to see her

and they asked me if i would

do a little number

and i sang with all my might

she said

tell me are you a christian