Forgot my six-string razor, hit the sky

Half way to memphis fore I realized

Well I rang the information, my axe was cold

They said she rides the train to oreoles

Now its a mighty long way down the dusty trail

And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails

N I look like a bum n I crawl like a snail

All the way from memphis

Well I got to oreoles ya know, it took a month

And there was my guitar, electric junk.

Some spade said rock n' rollers, you're all the same.

Man that's your instrument. I felt so ashamed.

Now its a mighty long way down rock n' roll

Through the Bradford cities and the oreoles

N you look like a star but you're still on the dole

All the way from memphis

Yeah its a mighty long way down rock n' roll

From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood bowl

N you climb up the mountains n you fall down the holes

All the way from memphis

Yeah its a mighty long way down rock n'roll

As your name gets hot so your heart grows cold

N you gotta stay young man, you can never be old

All the way from memphis

Yeah its a mighty long way down rock n' roll

Through the Bradford cities and the oreoles

N you look like a star but you're really out on parole!

All the way from memphis