Blues Suede Shoes Lyrics
Carl Perkins With Eric Clapton
Lyrics
Well, it's one for the money
Two for the show
Three to get ready
Now go, cat, go
But don't you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, you can knock me down
Step in my face
Slander my name
All over the place
Well, do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh
Honey, lay off of my shoes
And don't you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, you can burn my house
Steal my car
Drink my liquor
From an old fruit jar
Do anything that you want to do
But uh-uh, honey, lay off of my shoes
And don't you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, it's one for the money
Two for the show
Three to get ready
Now go, go, go
But don't you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well, it's blue, blue blue, suede shoes
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Yeah, blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Baby, blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes
Song & Lyrics Facts
Carl Perkins with Eric Clapton - Blues Suede Shoes is a song recorded by Carl Perkins and Eric Clapton. The track was originally released in 1985 on the album "The Lost Album" as part of Perkins' posthumous compilation series.
The genre of the song is rockabilly, a fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. The lyrics were written by Carl Perkins and the band members included Eric Clapton on guitar, Carl Perkins on vocals and drums, and Dave Edmunds on bass. The collaboration between the two legends was highly praised by critics, who called it “a perfect merging of their distinctive styles”. It has been covered multiple times by various artists since its release and has become an iconic classic. In 2018, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song number 12 on their list of the 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time.