It Comes From Mississippi
Hillbilly Rock
Some say it came from Memphis, down in Tennessee
Boy, it drifted here from Georgia about 1953
Just as long as it's breezy, as long as it's fast
As long as it's pumping, honey, it's gonna last
It's a hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playing them guitars like shooting from a gun
Keeping up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doing a little thing called the hillbilly rock
Hillbilly rock
Way back in old Kentucky where the bluegrass grows
Through the Carolinas on the dirt red roads
Burning like a fire running wild in the woods
From Arkansas to Texas, it sounds so good
It's a hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playing them guitars like shooting from a gun
Keeping up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doing a little thing called the hillbilly rock
So when the heat starts to rise and then you gotta blow some steam
Take a ride down the river, you'll see just what I mean
The juke joints jump and when that cat goes on
The whole place is shaking as there's something going on
It's a hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum
Playing them guitars like shooting from a gun
Keeping up the rhythm, steady as a clock
Doing a little thing called the hillbilly rock
Doing a little thing called the hillbilly rock
Doing a little thing called the hillbilly rock
The hillbilly rock