I Can See Elvis
The Waterboys
Letra

Intro



I can see Elvis... skinny like he was... back in fifty-seven

razor-quiffed and leather-squeezed... sideburns flickering in the breeze

that blows across the vale of heaven (riff)


I can see Elvis... throned like a king... astride a golden Harley

smoking a reefer he just rolled... full of acapulco gold

with Hendrix, Dean and Marley (riff)


I can see Elvis(doo-wap) prowling like a cat(doo-wap)

across a funky bandstand (doo-wap)

Keith Moon behind him banging drums (doo-wap)

Charlie Parker all thumbs (doo-wap)

John Lennon doing handstands (doo-wap) (riff)(doo-wap)




I can see Elvis... talking philosophy and law

with Joan Of Arc and Plato

quizzing Shakespeare on his plays

showing Crazy Horse and Marvin Gaye

how to dance the mashed potato (riff)


I can see Elvis (doo-wap)

high and low and high (doo-wap)

and low and high he s hunting (doo-wap)

looking for a special prey (doo-wap)

who only just arrived up here today (doo-wap)

break out the bunting (doo-wap) (riff) (doo-wap)

(mute)
I can see Elvis... he s writin something down

in a litle leather journal

and here are all the words he wrote:
(riff)
"I am gonna slit the throat of that skinflint, the Colonel"
(riff) (riff) (riff)
I can see Elvis... I can see Elvis... I can see Elvis...
(riff) (riff) (riff)
I can see Elvis... I can see Elvis... I can see Elvis... Elvis... Elvis

solo organ + electric guitar over