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Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis Lyrics



Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis Lyrics




Put on my blue suede shoes and I
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Boarded the plane
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Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
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In the middle of the pouring rain
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W.C. Handy
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Won't you look down over me
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Yeah, I got a first class ticket
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But I'm as blue as a boy can be
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Then I'm walking in Memphis
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I was walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale
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Walking in Memphis
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But do I really feel the way I feel
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Saw the ghost of Elvis
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On Union Avenue
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Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
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Then I watched him walk right through
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Now, security did not see him
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They just hovered round his tomb
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But there's a pretty little thing
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Waiting for the king
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Down in the jungle room
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When I was walking in Memphis
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I was walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale
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Walking in Memphis
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But do I really feel the way I feel
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Now, they've got catfish on the table
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They've got gospel in the air
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The Reverend Green, be glad to see you
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When you haven't got a prayer
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But boy you got a prayer in Memphis
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Now, Muriel plays piano
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Every Friday at the Hollywood
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And they brought me down to see her
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And they asked me if I would
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Do a little number
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And I sang before my might
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She said, "Tell me are you a Christian, child?"
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And i said, "Ma'am, I am tonight!"
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When I was walking in Memphis
+
I was walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale
+
Walking in Memphis
+
But do I really feel the way I feel
+
Walking in Memphis
+
I was walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale
+
Walking in Memphis
+
But do I really feel the way I feel
+
Put on my blue suede shoes and I
+
Boarded the plane
+
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
+
In the middle of the pouring rain
+
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
+
In the middle of the pouring rain
+
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Put on my blue suede shoes and I
+
Boarded the plane
+
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
+
In the middle of the pouring rain
+
W.C. Handy
+
Won't you look down over me
+
Yeah, I got a first class ticket
+
But I'm as blue as a boy can be
+
Then I'm walking in Memphis
+
I was walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale
+
Walking in Memphis
+
But do I really feel the way I feel
+
Saw the ghost of Elvis
+
On Union Avenue
+
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
+
Then I watched him walk right through
+
Now, security did not see him
+
They just hovered round his tomb
+
But there's a pretty little thing
+
Waiting for the king
+
Down in the jungle room
+
When I was walking in Memphis
+
I was walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale
+
Walking in Memphis
+
But do I really feel the way I feel
+
Now, they've got catfish on the table
+
They've got gospel in the air
+
The Reverend Green, be glad to see you
+
When you haven't got a prayer
+
But boy you got a prayer in Memphis
+
Now, Muriel plays piano
+
Every Friday at the Hollywood
+
And they brought me down to see her
+
And they asked me if I would
+
Do a little number
+
And I sang before my might
+
She said, "Tell me are you a Christian, child?"
+
And i said, "Ma'am, I am tonight!"
+
When I was walking in Memphis
+
I was walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale
+
Walking in Memphis
+
But do I really feel the way I feel
+
Walking in Memphis
+
I was walking with my feet 10 feet off of Beale
+
Walking in Memphis
+
But do I really feel the way I feel
+
Put on my blue suede shoes and I
+
Boarded the plane
+
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
+
In the middle of the pouring rain
+
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
+
In the middle of the pouring rain
+
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Writer: Marc Cohn
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"Walking in Memphis" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, for whom it remains his signature song. It received a Song of the Year nomination at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards in 1992, the same year that the 32-year-old Cohn won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

The song's lyrics are autobiographical, chronicling a 1985 trip that Cohn, then a struggling songwriter and singer, took to Memphis to overcome a bout of writer's block. After visiting the church where former soul singer Al Green was preaching, Elvis Presley's former home of Graceland, and a small nightclub in nearby Mississippi, as well as wandering various streets of downtown Memphis, he returned to New York and began composing the song. While writing and recording sessions continued through the late 1980s, his debut album, on which the song was the lead single, was not released until 1991.

"Walking in Memphis" reached number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1991, becoming Cohn's only top-forty hit on the chart. The song reached number three in Canada, number seven in Ireland, and number 11 in Australia. "Walking in Memphis" has since been covered several times, notably in 1995 by Cher and in 2003 by Lonestar.
Performed by: Marc Cohn
Genre(s): Soft rock, pop, One Hit Wonder
Language: English
Length: 4:18
Written by: Marc Cohn
Released: March 1st, 1991
Year: 1991
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