*The Ballad of Elvis Presley*

BALLAD OF ELVIS PRESLEY
WORDS & MUSIC BY BOBBY AND LARSON PAINE

HE WAS BORN IN MISSISSIPPI ON A COLD AND WINDY DAY
AND THE MUSIC THAT HE GAVE TO US WILL NEVER FADE AWAY
BORN TO SING WE CROWNED HIM KING HE TOUCHED A BILLION SOULS
HIS NAME WAS ELVIS PRESLEY THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL

HE TOOK HIS BAND UP NORTH TO NASHVILLE
BUT THEY DIDN’T TREAT HIM WELL
THEY SAID ROCKABILLY MUSIC
WAS NEVER GONNA SELL
IT WASN’T LONG HE PROVED THEM WRONG
AND SOLD OUT EVERY SHOW
CUZ HIS NAME WAS ELVIS PRESLEY
THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL

FOREVER HE SHALL BE THE KING
FOREVER HE SHALL RULE
BURNIN’ LIKE A FLAMIN STAR
HE LEFT US MOODY BLUE …MOODY BLUE

HE WAS ALL ALONE AT GRACELAND ON SUNNY SUMMER DAY
WHEN THE LORD CAME DOWN TO MEMPHIS AND CARRIED HIM AWAY
BUT IF YOU LOOK IN HEAVEN’S BOOK
IT’S WRITTEN THERE IN GOLD
THE NAME OF ELVIS PRESLEY
THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL

HIS NAME WAS ELVIS PRESLEY THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL
YES HIS NAME WAS ELVIS PRESLEY THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL