I can see Elvis
skinny like he was back in fifty-seven
razor-quiffed and leather-squeezed, sideburns flickering in the breeze
that blows across the vale of heaven
I can see Elvis
throned like a king astride a golden Harley
smoking a reefer he just rolled full of acapulco gold
with Hendrix, Dean and Marley
I can see Elvis
prowling like a cat across a funky bandstand
Keith Moon behind him banging drums, Charlie Parker all thumbs
John Lennon doing handstands
I can see Elvis
talking philosophy and law with Joan Of Arc and Plato
quizzing Shakespeare on his plays, showing Crazy Horse and Marvin Gaye
how to dance the mashed potato
I can see Elvis
high and low and high and low and high he's hunting
looking for a special prey who only just arrived up here today
break out the bunting
I can see Elvis
he's writin' something down in a little leather journal
and here are all the words he wrote:
"I am gonna slit the throat of that skinflint, the Colonel"
I can see Elvis...
skinny like he was back in fifty-seven
razor-quiffed and leather-squeezed, sideburns flickering in the breeze
that blows across the vale of heaven
I can see Elvis
throned like a king astride a golden Harley
smoking a reefer he just rolled full of acapulco gold
with Hendrix, Dean and Marley
I can see Elvis
prowling like a cat across a funky bandstand
Keith Moon behind him banging drums, Charlie Parker all thumbs
John Lennon doing handstands
I can see Elvis
talking philosophy and law with Joan Of Arc and Plato
quizzing Shakespeare on his plays, showing Crazy Horse and Marvin Gaye
how to dance the mashed potato
I can see Elvis
high and low and high and low and high he's hunting
looking for a special prey who only just arrived up here today
break out the bunting
I can see Elvis
he's writin' something down in a little leather journal
and here are all the words he wrote:
"I am gonna slit the throat of that skinflint, the Colonel"
I can see Elvis...