Hangin' down at the crossroads, trying to get a deal   having ourselves a good time, rowing down the feel   the night was growing late and the crowd began to thin   and out of the woodworks came four evil men.      In Memphis,   Memphis, Tennessee   that's where they took out Johnnie,   and knocked his ass off his feet      they didn't even get no money,   in Tennessee,   Tennessee,   in Tennessee,   in Tennessee.      there's blood on Johnnie's pillow and his lip begins to swell   the south don't treat us kindly, so let's get the hell   out of Memphis,   Memphis, Tennessee      Well, I've got nothing against Elvis,   you know he is The King   But we swore we saw him watching us,   and he didn't do a thing      in Memphis   Memphis, Tennessee   in Memphis   Memphis, Tennessee      I thought he knew karate,   and still it didn't do a thing   in Tennessee,   in Tennessee,   in Tennessee,