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Elvis And His Boss

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Elvis And His Boss Lyrics

Oh, I'm gonna be my baby, baby
Baby, but you see.
My mamma said
My mamma said
My mamma said to me
"My son I see the Sunset lies
About a baby bee."

So if you see me
I'll be standing
Out on ole Broadway.
Amused, abused, but not confused,
I'm making my own way.
Straight to the top
I'll never stop
I'll die before my day.

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jofaguht On Jun 21, 2002

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2002-06-21 03:45:26

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Cover art for Elvis And His Boss lyrics by Residents, The

by ZipperHead

21y ago

The single greatest rock and roll song ever recorded. Like Howlin Wolf at the height of his craft, the Rezies distill down experience to a few poetic sound pictures. "Johnny B Goode" taken to it's minimalist extreme. Brilliant!

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by JAStewart

21y ago

This song is awesome.

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