And I look like a bum and I crawl like a snail
All the way from Memphis
And you climb up the mountains and you fall down the holes
Well, I got to Oreoles you know it took a month
Well, I rang the information my axe was cold
They said she rides the train to Oreoles
And there was my guitar, electric junk
As your name gets hot so your heart grows cold
And you look like a star but you're still on the dole
Now it's a mighty long way down the dusty trail
All the way from Memphis
Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll
All the way from Memphis
From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood Bowl
And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails
Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles
Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll
And you look like a star but you're really out on parole
And you gotta stay young man, you can never be old
Now it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll
Some spade said, "Rock and rollers, you're all the same"
Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll
All the way from Memphis
Man that's your instrument, I felt so ashamed
Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles
