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I wanna tell you a story
It happened long ago
About a redneck boy
Down from tupelo
I got the slick black hair
I played a rock guitar
I liked to shake my hips, man
Then i went too far
He ate his weight in country ham,
Killed on pills and woke in disgraceland
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
I had a lot of girls
I had a lot of guns
When they found me dead
The whole world was stunned
Went to the pearly gates
Said, "I'm the hippest thing"
And Peter said "Well son,
We already got ourselves a king"
He lived on southern deep-fried spam,
Killed on pills and woke in disgraceland
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
He finished his short life,
Sweaty and bloated and stoned
(A-Hey-Hey)
He ruled his domain and he died on the throne
No "Yes-Men", no colonel, he went...
...all alone...
(Hey, man, that looks like me down there on the floor)
I heard the devil cry
Real loud and clear
"You were the big man, there
You're just a sideman here
Well, I know your face
And I've heard your name
Looks like heaven's loss
Is gonna be my gain"
(I've got plans for you, man)
He ate his weight in country ham
Killed on pills and woke in disgraceland
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Well, I woke up, right here
In dis-grace-land
Thank ya. Thank ya very much
It happened long ago
About a redneck boy
Down from tupelo
I got the slick black hair
I played a rock guitar
I liked to shake my hips, man
Then i went too far
Killed on pills and woke in disgraceland
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
I had a lot of guns
When they found me dead
The whole world was stunned
Went to the pearly gates
Said, "I'm the hippest thing"
And Peter said "Well son,
We already got ourselves a king"
Killed on pills and woke in disgraceland
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Sweaty and bloated and stoned
(A-Hey-Hey)
He ruled his domain and he died on the throne
No "Yes-Men", no colonel, he went...
...all alone...
Real loud and clear
"You were the big man, there
You're just a sideman here
Well, I know your face
And I've heard your name
Looks like heaven's loss
Is gonna be my gain"
(I've got plans for you, man)
Killed on pills and woke in disgraceland
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
Dis-Grace-Land
In dis-grace-land
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I don't see how this is Alice being a goody-goody. :S I always saw it as him poking fun at Elvis as in lets all point and laugh what a joke he turned into, rather than a moral story. I mean he did a whole album about himself going to hell so he'd be a bit of a hypocrite if he looked down on Elvis. Vincent Furnier may be a christian, but Alice Cooper is a very bad man- thats the point of him.
This album was pretty depressing... this is the only track I like actually. Compared to Brutal Planet, Dragontown was a joke.
@EmbryoSystem It's because this is supposed to be the opposite of brutal planet. All his albums follow a story line.
@EmbryoSystem It's because this is supposed to be the opposite of brutal planet. All his albums follow a story line.
I think this song is about what a twat elvis was.
I like Elvis, but it's easy to admit this is a good song, probably the best (at least the cathiest) on the album. Still, pretty harsh words for such an American Icon!
Mmmm - I don't know, this leaves a bad taste. I don't care for Alice's more Christian songs, & this is very moral & goody-goody. "Oooh, Elvis was a bad man, so he goes to Hell!". Nasty. (And I don't even like Elvis).
I loved this album along with brutal planet. This song got me laughing because of his parody of Elvis! And yes, Vincent Furnier is a christian. Alice Cooper is his mental homicidal alter ego. Off stage, he's actually a pretty decent guy.