Roy Orbison: Birth of rock and roll

Well Nashville had country music but Memphis had the soul Lord, the white boy had the rhythm and that started rock and roll And I was here when it happened dont you all think I ought to know I was here when it happened, yeah, yeah, yeah I watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll, Lord, lord yeah. Well the cat named Elvis Be-Bopped in to sun right off the street Sang Blue Moon of OKY but he did it with a brand new beat Guess he sought him a sleeping world and out there by surprise Jack em up, you rang them out and he hung em out to dry I was there when it happened, dont you all think I ought to know, lord, lord Yeah I was here when it happened I watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll Heres kinda the way it happened Well the drummer boy was the beatin on the drums a rockin and a goin wild The real city slicker was clickin and clackin and doin it in a different style hit car strumming a beat and a pumpin' and the lead man picking out the blues hip-shaking singer was a swinging and a swinging saying some style blue suede shoes and I was here when it happened, Lord I think I ought to know, yeah, yeah Folks I was here when it happened I watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll What you think about it little guitar cmon son Some folks called it the devils music others said it wouldnt last long 31 years since we started shakin proves somebody was wrong the 64s, the Beatles and the four were rock and roll's best friends The Beatles and The Stones brought the old beat home And world went crazy again I was here when it happened My friend I think I ought to know, yeah , yeah Well I was there when it happened I watched Memphis give birth to rock and roll Lord yeah, cmon