I Saw Elvis Presley

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I Saw Elvis Presley ©2014 Robert George BMI

I was singin’ in some dive in Tupelo
It was almost empty for my midnight show
Just a drunken loudmouth chasin’ Jim with Jack
And a quiet old guy sittin’ way in back
Finished up my final set with “Don’t Be Cruel”
And that loudmouth nearly toppled off his stool
Well, I thought the booze’d gone right to his head
When he staggered up to me and grinned and said

“I saw Elvis Presley
Lord, I swear that it was him
He was sippin’ whiskey
Lookin’ happy, slim n trim
He’d been hiding out in plain sight
He said life was like a mystery train ride
Through a tunnel made of time
Yeah, I saw Elvis Presley
And it sent a chill right down my spine

I was just a kid way back in ‘78
Raisin’ holy hell across the Golden State
Saw him in a San Francisco discotheque
With a white suit and some gold chains ‘round his neck
He was at a table up against a wall
Still had lambchop sideburns and a southern drawl”
Then the loudmouth said, “I know it sounds absurd
Buddy, you can trust my each n ev’ry word

“I saw Elvis Presley
Lord, I swear that it was him
He was sippin’ whiskey
Lookin’ happy, slim n trim
He’d been hiding out in plain sight
He said life was like a mystery train ride
Through a tunnel made of time
Yeah, I saw Elvis Presley
And it sent a chill right down my spine”

When he left the old guy stood up and told me, “Sonny
You can do most anything if you got the money
I learned long ago that fame is just a wasteland
So I faked my death that night in Graceland
I’ve spent nearly forty years just driftin’ and relaxin’
Though I get depressed like anybody else
The only time I’ve wanted to kill myself
Was when my daughter married Michael Jackson
Now I’m pushin’ 80 and my pelvis is jello
But if I see him I’ll still kick the shit out of Elvis Costello
O and by the way…I’ve been to San Francisco
But I sure as hell ain’t been in no goddamn disco
Then he shook my hand and finished up his whiskey
Left me standin’ there all teary-eyed and misty

Cos I saw Elvis Presley
Lord, I swear that it was him
He was sippin’ whiskey
Lookin’ happy, slim n trim
He’d been hiding out in plain sight
He said life was like a mystery train ride
Through a tunnel made of time
Yeah, I saw Elvis Presley
And it sent a chill right down my spine

Then he popped back in and said, “I’ve been listenin’ to Abbey Road
I’ve heard all the clues and I think I’ve cracked the code
Though you’re shocked to see I’m still alive
Sonny,…Paul McCartney passed away in ‘65…”