LONG GONE FOOL
Music by Johnson, LaFlamme, Lyrics by Johnson
WELL I HEARD ABOUT YOUR BLUE SUEDE SHOES
AND ABOUT YOUR DADDY SINGIN' THE BLUES
YOU ONLY DRIVE AROUND IN PRE-55
YOU'RE THE MOST ROCKIN' CAT ALIVE
SLICK BACK HAIR WITH AN ELVIS GRIN
AND THE VINTAGE STUFF YOU THROW YOURSELF IN
WON'T WASTE MY TIME WITH YOU 'CAUSE I'LL NEVER WIN
YOU THINK YOU’RE ROCKABILLY?
NO YOU’RE A LONG GONE FOOL!
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?
I KNOW WHO I AM, DO YOU?
THE GIRL BY YOUR SIDE LOOKS LIKE BETTY PAGE
YOU'RE A LONG GONE DADDY, SHE'S HALF YOUR AGE
YOU CAN'T PLAY A NOTE BUT ACT LIKE YOU'RE ON STAGE
YOU CALL YOURSELF PURE BUT YOU HAVE NO SOUL
YOU GOT DIVINE RIGHTS TO ROCK N' ROLL
WE DON'T PLAY MUSIC LIKE YOU DO
WE'LL NEVER EVER BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU
A BE-BOP-A-LULA AND A WOP-BAM-BOOM
JEANIE, JEANIE, JEANIE I WON'T GET WITH YOU
A WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN' REALLY AIN'T NOTHING NEW
YOU THINK YOU’RE ROCKABILLY?
NO YOU’RE A LONG GONE FOOL!
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?
I KNOW WHO I AM, DO YOU?
THE GIRL BY YOUR SIDE LOOKS LIKE BETTY PAGE
YOU'RE A LONG GONE DADDY, SHE'S HALF YOUR AGE
YOU CAN'T PLAY A NOTE BUT ACT LIKE YOU'RE ON STAGE
YOU THINK YOU’RE ROCKABILLY?
NO YOU’RE A LONG GONE FOOL!
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?
I KNOW WHO I AM, DO YOU?
THE GIRL BY YOUR SIDE LOOKS LIKE BETTY PAGE
YOU'RE A LONG GONE DADDY, SHE'S HALF YOUR AGE
YOU CAN'T PLAY A NOTE BUT ACT LIKE YOU'RE ON STAGE
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