Where does myth end
and reality begin?
Between rock and roll
or the hard lessons of the blues?
People tried to warn him,
don't go across those tracks
He said blues was all the lack,
mystery train will bring me back
Now he's toying with passion
Once he got those blues
Shakin' up the fifties
Breakin' all the rules
He's a boy who stole the blues
And the blues made him pay
It's in vain to punish him
That bitch got it, she don't play
She don't play
The blues people,
you know, they share their ma gic in
But it never did return,
that's why they got so mixed
He went up to the mountain of Memphis
And recorded all the label corp's sons
Yes he did
Then he soared so high
You know he came undone
Listen people
He's the boy who stole the blues,
and the blues made him pay
Gets the fame to punish him,
that bitch got it, she don't play
She don't play
Talkin' about the boy who
stole the blues
Everybody wanna know how to do
Talkin' about the boy who
stole the blues
Everybody know you got to
pay your dues
Some say Jim Crow
Made him the king of rock and roll
And if there had to be a king
It would have been a black boy,
that's for sure
Well, this I know for certain
The black Bible is the blues
Well, he took a page from him
Have you heard the news?
He's the one who stole the blues
Yes, he went across the tracks
And when he broke the code
He came back sounding black
He's the one who stole the blues
And the blues made him pay
It's in vain to punish him, yeah
That bitch got a sheet on way
She don't play, hey
Talkin' about the boy
who stole the blues
Talkin' about the boy who stole
the fire from you
Talkin' about the boy who
sought the truth
Talkin' about the boy
who stole the blues
Just like Jackie folks a color
line to friend
America to love the blues
Talkin' about the boy who
stole the blues
Everybody knows you got to
pay your dues
Talkin' about the boy
who stole the blues
Blues don't play
No, blues don't play
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