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My Boy Elvis

Janis Martin
Track 20 on Loud, Fast & Out of Control (The Wild Sounds Of ’50s Rock) 
Among the many tributes to Elvis Presley by other musicians, one of the earliest was this brassy country song by the singer who was nicknamed “Female Elvis” in her time for… Read More 
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My Boy Elvis Lyrics

(Verse 1)
Everybody come on down
The man with the guitar just hit town
Sets off like a rocket, there he goes
Rockin' from his head down to his toes

(Chorus)
My boy Elvis, real rock
My boy Elvis, real rock
Wish bam-a-ling, ooh Elvis sing to me

(Verse 2)
Heartbreak hotel, blue suede shoes
He walks away with all my blues
Take my troubles, take my pain
Load 'em on that mystery train

(Chorus)
My boy Elvis, real rock
My boy Elvis, real rock
Wish bam-a-ling, ooh Elvis sing to me

(Instrumental break)

(Verse 3)
Can't wait for Freddy or for Joe
Got my blue jeans on and away I go
Feel like the queen of everything
Tonight I'll be close to my jukebox king
(Chorus)
My boy Elvis, real rock
My boy Elvis, real rock
Wish bam-a-ling, ooh Elvis sing to me

(Verse 4)
All the teeners stop and shout
When they open the curtain and he walks out
There's no other one he's dreaming of
'Cause I got his photograph signed with love

(Chorus)
My boy Elvis, real rock
My boy Elvis, real rock
Wish bam-a-ling, ooh Elvis sing to me

(Outro)
Jump, wiggle, and shake (go-go-go)
Jump, wiggle, and shake (go-go-go)
Jump, wiggle, and shake (go-go-go)
Jump, wiggle, and shake (go-go-go)
Wish bam-a-ling, ooh Elvis sing to me

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Among the many tributes to Elvis Presley by other musicians, one of the earliest was this brassy country song by the singer who was nicknamed “Female Elvis” in her time for her Presley-like dance moves onstage.

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Loud, Fast & Out of Control (The Wild Sounds Of ’50s Rock) (1999)
Various Artists
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    C’mon Everybody
  2. 2.
    B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go
  3. 3.
    Jailhouse Rock
  4. 4.
    Rock Billy Boogie
  5. 5.
    Johnny B. Goode
  6. 6.
    Leroy
  7. 7.
    Black Slacks
  8. 8.
    Sunglasses After Dark
  9. 9.
    Put Your Cat Clothes On
  10. 10.
    Ducktail
  11. 11.
    Woo-Hoo
  12. 12.
    Come On, Let’s Go
  13. 13.
    I’m Ready
  14. 14.
    Shake, Rattle and Roll
  15. 15.
    Jump, Jive, an’ Wail
  16. 16.
    Chicken Shack Boogie
  17. 17.
    Finger Poppin’ Time
  18. 18.
    Rebel Rouser
  19. 20.
    My Boy Elvis
  20. 21.
    My Baby Left Me
  21. 22.
    Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
  22. 23.
    That Is Rock & Roll
  23. 24.
    Be-Bop-A-Lula
  24. 25.
    Shakin’ All Over
  25. 26.
    Let’s Have a Party
  26. 27.
    Rave On
  27. 28.
    Action Packed
  28. 29.
    Red Hot
  29. 30.
    Great Balls of Fire
  30. 31.
    The Girl Can’t Help It
  31. 32.
    Hey! Bo Diddley
  32. 33.
    Willie and the Hand Jive
  33. 35.
    Flip Flop and Fly
  34. 36.
    Jumps, Giggles & Shouts
  35. 37.
    Roll Over Beethoven
  36. 38.
    Hippy Hippy Shake
  37. 39.
    I’m Shakin’
  38. 40.
    Lovin’ Machine
  39. 41.
    Bony Moronie
  40. 42.
    Tallahassee Lassie
  41. 43.
    Claudette
  42. 44.
    Maybellene
  43. 45.
    Rock Around the Clock
  44. 46.
    School Of Rock ’N Roll
  45. 47.
    Little Demon
  46. 48.
    Race with the Devil
  47. 49.
    Voodoo voodoo
  48. 50.
    Rockin’ in the Graveyard
  49. 52.
    Summertime Blues
  50. 53.
    Tutti Frutti
  51. 55.
    Who Do You Love?
  52. 56.
    See You Later Alligator
  53. 57.
    Rockin’ Bones
  54. 58.
    Splish Splash
  55. 59.
    Bye Bye Love
  56. 60.
    Oh Boy!
  57. 62.
    Little Bitty Pretty One
  58. 63.
    Chantilly Lace
  59. 64.
    Honey Don’t
  60. 65.
    Go! Go! Go!
  61. 66.
    Forty Days
  62. 67.
    Rocket 88
  63. 68.
    Frenzy
  64. 69.
    Koko Joe
  65. 71.
    Ubangi Stomp
  66. 72.
    Flying Saucers Rock & Roll
  67. 73.
    Blue Suede Shoes
  68. 75.
    Honey Hush
  69. 76.
    Yakety Yak
  70. 78.
    Rumble
  71. 79.
    Brown Eyed Handsome Man
  72. 80.
    Somethin’ Else
  73. 81.
    Crazy Man, Crazy
  74. 82.
    The Train Kept A-Rollin’
  75. 85.
    Brand New Cadillac
  76. 86.
    Slow Down
  77. 87.
    Sea Cruise
  78. 88.
    I Feel Good
  79. 89.
    Stagger Lee
  80. 90.
    La Bamba
  81. 91.
    Tequila
  82. 92.
    Charlie Brown
  83. 94.
    Breathless
  84. 95.
    Wake Up Little Susie
  85. 96.
    My Blue Heaven
  86. 97.
    Believe What You Say
  87. 98.
    Fujiyama Mama
  88. 99.
    Ooby Dooby
  89. 100.
    Queen of the Hop
  90. 101.
    Good Golly Miss Molly
  91. 102.
    Love Me
  92. 103.
    Harlem Nocturne
Credits
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Release Date
1956
Tags
CountryRockRockabilly
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