Lyrics

3 kings

from the palace down in Dallas
to the south side of Chicago
played the Texas Cannonball
just to hear him and his royalty
makes you wish that you were…

one of the kings bending the sound
like Albert and Freddie mesmerizing the crowd
like one of the kings with BB’s style
holding a note that makes you feel like dying

Albert was born under a bad sign
in the Delta of Mississippi
playin’ left handed and upside down
burnin’ solos playin’ on one string
made you wish that you were…

one of the kings bending the sound
like Albert and Freddie mesmerizing the crowd
like one of the kings with BB’s style
holding a note that makes you feel like dying

playin’ for dimes out on street corners
hitch-hiked all the way to Memphis
saved Lucille from a burning club
now he still knows how to pull her strings
to make you feel like you were…

one of the kings bending the sound
like Albert and Freddie mesmerizing the crowd
like one of the kings with BB’s style
holding a note that makes you feel like dying

C2008 Dennis Livingston, David Foster