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Top Songs By Carl Perkins

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips
Producer
Sun Record Co.
Sun Record Co.
Producer
Paul Hubert
Paul Hubert
Immersive Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Well, I'm sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes?
Yeah, I'm sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes?
Ain't got no matches but I got a long way to go
[Verse 1]
I'm an old poor boy, long way from home
I'm an old poor boy, long way from home
Guess I'll never be happy, everything I do is wrong
Yeah
[Verse 2]
Well, let me be your little dog, till your big dog come
Let me be your little dog, till your big dog come
When the big dog gets here, show him what this little puppy done
[Chorus]
Well, I'm sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes?
Yeah, sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes?
I ain't got no matches, I got a long way to go
Let her go, boy, go, go
[Outro]
Well, I'm sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes?
Ow, baby, I'm sitting here wondering, will a matchbox hold my clothes?
I ain't got no matches, got a long way to go
Written by: Carl Perkins

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