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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Piano
Ada Dyer
Ada Dyer
Background Vocals
Darryl Tookes
Darryl Tookes
Background Vocals
Dennis Collins
Dennis Collins
Background Vocals
Vivian Cherry
Vivian Cherry
Background Vocals
John Leventhal
John Leventhal
Guitar
Dennis McDermott
Dennis McDermott
Drums
Chris Palmaro
Chris Palmaro
Hammond Organ
Eric Rehl
Eric Rehl
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Songwriter
Kenny White
Kenny White
Co-Arranger
John Leventhal
John Leventhal
Co-Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Producer
Chris Theis
Chris Theis
Assistant Engineer
Ben Wisch
Ben Wisch
Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Put on my blue suede shoes and I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
W.C. Handy, won't you look down over me?
Yeah, I got a first class ticket, but I'm as blue as a boy can be
[Chorus]
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel?
[Verse 2]
Saw the ghost of Elvis
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
[Verse 3]
Now security, they did not see him
They just hovered round his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing, waiting for the king
Down in the Jungle Room
[Chorus]
When I was walking in Memphis
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel?
[Verse 4]
They've got catfish on the table
They've got gospel in the air
And Reverend Green, be glad to see you
When you haven't got a prayer
Boy, you got a prayer in Memphis
[Verse 5]
Now Muriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see her, and they asked me if I would
[Verse 6]
Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
She said, "Tell me, are you a Christian child?"
And I said, "Ma'am, I am tonight"
[Chorus]
Walking in Memphis (Walking in Memphis)
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis (Walking in Memphis)
But do I really feel the way I feel?
[Chorus]
Walking in Memphis (Walking in Memphis)
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis (Walking in Memphis)
But do I really feel the way I feel?
[Outro]
Put on my blue suede shoes and I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
Written by: Marc Cohn
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