Solid Ball of Rock

One night in Louisiana, down by Highway 84

You could hear a strange dog calling outside his mama's door

The baby was a killer, the cousin was a priest

The baby upped and said, "I play the music of the beast"

The Devil in Concordia looked down and waved his hands

The boy with jack-hawk eyes became the leader of the band

The connoisseur of rhythm, rock and roll, and swing

But when it comes to boogie, you know that he's the king

Solid ball of rock

Solid ball of rock

Solid ball of rock crashing out of the sky

He's shaking all over, but he don't know why

The Devil went to Memphis as he flew into the sun

He howled about redemption with a Bible and a gun

The preacher beat his chest and cried, "Set my people free"

The killer said, "I drag you to the gates of Hell with me"

Solid ball of rock

Solid ball of rock

Solid ball of rock crashing out of the sky

He's shaking all over, but he don't know why

(Solid ball of rock)

Solid ball of rock

Solid ball of rock

Solid ball of rock

The killer, he was born again, he saw the gates of Hell

The preacher found redemption in a Jacksonville motel

The Devil take the hindmost, they're running out of breath

They're gonna have to reckon with the chilling hand of death

Solid ball of rock

Solid ball of rock

Solid ball of rock crashing out of the sky

He's shaking all over, but he don't know why

Solid ball of rock

Solid ball of rock

Solid ball of rock crashing out of the sky

He's shaking all over, but he don't know why