The King is Dead Long Live the King, by STUART JAMES HOOD (2024)

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ELVIS CALLINGHE’S ON THE TELEPHONECOME TO GRACELANDHOME OF ROCK AND ROLLONE SHOW ONLYAT THE ASTRODOMENO MAP REQUIREDALL ROADS LEAD TO ROMEELVIS CALLINGHE’S SITTING ON HIS THRONETHE KING HAS BECKONEDHE’S THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLLELVIS CALLINGHE’S LEADING ALL THE WAYELVIS IS CALLINGIT’S TIME TO COME AND PLAYCOME AND PLAYTHE KING HAS SPOKENAND ORDERED HIS DECREE‘HE’S PAID HIS DUESRELEASE HIM HE IS FREE’WITH YOUR FREEDOMAT TIMES YOU’LL FEEL ALONETHRONGS AMASSINGTHEY’LL CARRY YOU BACK HOMEELVIS CALLINGHE’S SITTING ON HIS THRONETHE KING HAS BECKONEDHE’S THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLLELVIS CALLINGHE’S LEADING ALL THE WAYELVIS IS CALLINGIT’S TIME TO COME AND PLAYCOME AND PLAYPRE-VERSESOLOELVIS CALLINGHE’S ON THE RADIOHE’S ALWAYS WITH YOUEVERYWHERE YOU GOCOME AND JOIN HIMHE’S CALLING YOU BACK HOMENO MAP REQUIREDALL ROADS LEAD TO ROMEELVIS CALLINGHE’S SITTING ON HIS THRONETHE KING HAS BECKONEDHE’S THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLLELVIS CALLINGHE’S LEADING ALL THE WAYELVIS IS CALLINGIT’S TIME TO COME AND PLAYCOME AND PLAYPRE-VERSESOLO

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THE KING IS DEADLONG LIVE THE KINGCROWN ON HEADCHOIR SINGSSTANDARDS FLYINGCHURCH BELL RINGSTHE KING IS DEADLONG LIVE THE KINGSTAND ASIDE THER’E’S A NEW KING OF ROCKKING OF COUNTRYKING OF POPKING OF FOLKTHERE’S A NEW KING IN TOWNLET’S ROLLLET’S ROCKCERAMONYALONG WITH POMPPAGEANTRYSUBJECTS FLOCKADVISE THE MARSHALLSIN THE TOWERTHEY HAVE PERMISSIONTO USE FULL POWERSTAND ASIDE THER’E’S A NEW KING OF ROCKKING OF COUNTRYKING OF POPKING OF FOLKTHERE’S NEW KING IN TOWNLET’S ROLLLET’S ROCKSOLOTHE KING OF ROCKTHE KING OF ROLLBLUES COUNTRY JAZZFOLK AND SOULGOT THE RHYTHMGOT THE BLUESSTRIKES A CHORDAND CUTS A GROOVESTAND ASIDE THER’E’S A NEW KING OF ROCKKING OF COUNTRYKING OF POPKING OF FOLKTHERE’S A NEW KING IN TOWNLET’S ROLLLET’S ROCKOUTRO

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YOU LOOK SO GOODAND YOU DRESS SO FINEI CAN TELL YOU GOT A LOVING HEARTMY HEART GROWS WARMWILD LIKE A STORMAND I HURT WHEN I’M NOT WITH YOUI KNOW IT’S BEEN FOREVERSINCE I WROTE YOU A LETTERAND TOLD YOU THAT MY LOVE IS TRUEIT’S TIME FOR ME TO STARTI LOVE YOUR LOVING HEARTTHAT’S HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOUFEEL ABOUT YOUFEEL ABOUT YOUYOU’RE ALWAYS KINDAND IT BLOWS MY MINDYOU’VE ALWAYS GOT A LOVING HEARTMY HEART GROWS WARMERWHEN YOU’RE IN MY CORNERWHAT I SAY IS TRUE .I KNOW IT’S BEEN FOREVERSINCE I WROTE YOU A LETTERAND TOLD YOU THAT MY LOVE IS TRUEIT’S TIME FOR ME TO STARTI LOVE YOUR LOVING HEARTTHAT’S HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOUFEEL ABOUT YOUFEEL ABOUT YOUSOLOIT FEELS SO GOODTO HOLD YOU TIGHTAND KNOW I CALL YOU MINEI KNOW IN MY HEARTWE’LL NEVER BE APARTFOREVER YOU AND II KNOW IT’S BEEN FOREVERSINCE I WROTE YOU A LETTERAND TOLD YOU THAT MY LOVE IS TRUEIT’S TIME FOR ME TO STARTI LOVE YOUR LOVING HEARTTHAT’S HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOUFEEL ABOUT YOUFEEL ABOUT YOUOUTRO

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I’VE SEEN YOU WALK ALONGTHAT CROOKED MILENO WHERE TO RUNNO WHERE TO HIDETHE MISSISSIPPI ANDTHE RIVER NILEYOU BUY AND SELLAND YOU TRADE IN SMILESPERSERVERANCE CAN NOT COME THROUGHTHE OPERATOR WILL NOT HELP YOUCHURCH STREET CAN NOT SAVE YOUWATER STREETHAS GOT THINGS WATER TIGHTRIFFTHE GOLDEN MILE IS JUST ABLUES HIGHYWAY NOWHOW WILL YOU LIVE ORHOW WILL YOU DIESTRAIGHT AND NARROWGETS YOU TO THE MARKBLIND LEAD BLINDON THE CROOKED MILEPERSERVERANCE CAN NOT COME THROUGHTHE OPERATOR WILL NOT HELP YOUCHURCH STREET CAN NOT SAVE YOUWATER STREETHAS GOT THINGS WATER TIGHTRIFFSOLORIFFYOUR CAMP’S STREETIS NEXT TO THE PARKA ROOSTER CROWS WHENDAY MEETS THE DARKYOU SHOULD BE HUMBLEBUT INSTEAD YOU SMILEYOUR GOLDEN FLEECEIS A WORTHLESS PILEPERSERVERANCE CAN NOT COME THROUGHTHE OPERATOR WILL NOT HELP YOUCHURCH STREET CAN NOT SAVE YOUWATER STREETHAS GOT THINGS WATER TIGHTRIFFSOLO10th June 2022

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BOB AND BETTY’S BBQON THE LONG WEEKENDEVERYONE IS GONNA BE THERECAN YOU BE THERE TOO?BRAD AND DIANNEDENNIS AND FRANCESCLARKE AND LOUISETHE BOYS WILL COOK THE BBQLIKE THEY ALWAYS DORIFFKAZ WILL DO POTATO BAKEDI WILL DO THE BREADTHE BOYS ARE AT THE PUB TONIGHTTHEY’LL BE HOME AT SIXGRAB YOURSELF ASTUBBY HOLDERAND CAN FROM THE FRIDGEKICK BACK TAKE THE LOAD OFF YOUR FEETAND PRETTY SOON WE’LL EATBOBBY’S GOT THE BACK FRIDGE ONAND HE’S GOT IT NICE AND COLDEVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHTAT BETTY AND BOB’SRIFFAND FRAN WILL DO THE SWEETSSOLOCATE AND MATT TRY AN OYSTER AND PRAWNFOR THE VERY FIRST TIMETARA CRACKS A FUNNYMELANIE SMILESSAM BARKS AND GIZMO PINESALISON BEC AND RODGIVE BETTY A HUGEVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT AT BETTY AND BOB'SBOBBY’S GOT THE BACK FRIDGE ONAND HE’S GOT IT NICE AND COLDEVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHTAT BETTY AND BOB’SRIFFSOPHIE STARTS THE KARAOKEAT 10:30pmIT WILL GO INTO THE NIGHTCOME AND JOIN THE SHOWAl AND THIRZAVAL AND BURGOGIVE IT A GOLOUISE AND DIANNE BOTH HAVE A TURNBUT BOBBY STEALS THE SHOWBOBBY’S GOT THE BACK FRIDGE ONAND HE’S GOT IT NICE AND COLDEVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHTAT BETTY AND BOB’SAT BETTY AND BOB’SRIFFSOLO28/5/2022Saturday

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MOVEYEH YOU MOVE METRUEIT’S WHAT YOU DO TO MEYEH YOU MOVE MEIT’S WHAT YOU DO TO METRUEIT’S WHAT YOU DO TO MEWHITE KNUCKLESAND MY HANDS ARE ACHINGI HOLD ON TIGHT‘CAUSE MY WORLD IS SHAKINGYEH!OH YEH!CRUELDON’T BE CRUEL TO MEYOUDO YOU KNOW I’M HEREDON’T BE CRUEL TO MEDO YOU NOW I’M HERECRUELDON’T BE CRUEL TO MEWHITE KNUCKLESAND MY HANDS ARE ACHINGI HOLD ON TIGHT‘CAUSE MY WORLD IS SHAKINGYEH!OH YEH!COOLGOT TO KEEP IT COOLOHTHAT’S THE GOLDEN RULEGOT TO KEEP IT COOLTHAT’S THE GOLDEN RULECOOLGOT TO KEEP IT COOLWHITE KNUCKLESAND MY HANDS ARE ACHINGI HOLD ON TIGHT‘CAUSE MY WORLD IS SHAKINGYEH!OH YEH!