Walk memphis lyrics

Cohn says he regrets this in hindsight because the song was not meant as an homage to Elvis. He wrote the song as an embodiment of his experience in the city as a whole. Take a look at the Elvis mentions and some locations you might want to check out during a visit to Memphis. Memphis is referred to in the song as the "land of the Delta Blues. Memphis is generally considered the northern boundary of this geographic area.

The Reverend Al Green is named in Cohn's song, too. Green is a Memphis-based soul singer and songwriter who later recorded gospel music and became an ordained minister. In "Walking in Memphis," the song culminates with the iconic lyric, "'Tell me are you a Christian, child? It is the only top 40 hit for Cohn. 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.

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 But, boy, you've got a prayer in Memphis. 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.

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