Put on my blue suede shoes And I boarded a plane Touch down in the land of The Delta blues In the middle of the pouring rain W.U.C. Handy Won't you look down over me Yeah, I've got a first class ticket But I'm as blue as a boy can be
Then I'm walking in Memphis Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beal Walking in Memphis But do I really feel the way I feel
Saw the ghost of Elvis Down on Union Avenue Followed him up to the gates of Graceland And watched him walk right through Now security they did not see him They just hovered round his tomb But there's a pretty little thing Waiting for the King Down in the Jungle Room
Then I'm walking in Memphis Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beal Walking in Memphis But do I really feel the way I feel
They've got catfish on the table They've got gospel in the air Reverend Green be glad to see you When you haven't got a prayer Boy you got a prayer in Memphis
Muriel plays piano Every Friday at the Hollywood And she brought me down to see her And they asked me if I would To do a little number And I sang with all my might She said tell me are you a Christian child And I said man I am tonight