Funny that, in 1997, there was plenty of discussion, but nobody wanted to contaminate Mudcat's pages with actual lyrics that weren't pure "folk." And the one URL that was pasted no longer works. I'm happy to fix that. Here are the lyrics, personally verified and vouched for by me:


BLUE SUEDE SHOES
Words and music by Carl Perkins
As recorded by Carl Perkins, 1956.

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.
You can do anything, but lay off o' my blue suede shoes.

Well, you can knock me down, step in my face,
Slander my name all over the place,
And do anything that you want to do,
But uh-uh, honey, lay off o' my shoes,
And don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything, but lay off o' my blue suede shoes.

Ah, let's go, cat!

You can burn my house, steal my car,
Drink my liquor from a ol' fruit jar,
And do anything that you want to do,
But uh-uh, honey, lay off o' them shoes,
And don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
You can do anything, but lay off o' my blue suede shoes.

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.
You can do anything, but lay off o' my blue suede shoes.

Well, it's blue, blue, blue suede shoes.
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, yeah!
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes, baby!
You can do anything, but lay off o' my blue suede shoes.