Elvis Imitators Lyrics

By: Steve Goodman, Michael Smith
1981
-- Spoken:
"Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen. I`d like to do this next song especially for you. And for the King."

Well....
I walk up to the mike and and then I shake my hips
I take a deep breath and put a sneer on my lips
See me on the street you wouldn`t know my name
But imitating Elvis is my claim to fame
So when you put my imitation name in lights
There`ll be imitation good rockin` tonight

Cuz I`m an an Elvis imitator and I just can`t stop
Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top
Imitate the way he talked, the way he smiled
I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
This imitation Elvis may not be the King
But baby I`m the next best thing

Singing Viva Las Vegas and the G.I. Blues
Won`t you Love Me Tender in my Blue Suede Shoes
Well let me be your teddy bear, if you must
Oh baby Please Surrender, `cause I need your touch
Well if you feelin` lonely, need a place to dwell
Come on down to imitation heartbreak hotel

Chorus:
We`re gonna rock (rock rock rock)
Ooooh we`re gonna rock (rock rock rock)
Ooooh we`re gonna rock (rock rock rock)
Ooooh we`re gonna rock (rock rock rock)

Yeah my gold lamee cape and my sequined suit
Pompadou haircut and my high-heeled boots
Imitating Elvis is the only way
I can make it through my imitation day
I know this rocking music can`t be denied
`Cause I was imitating him before he died

Well I`m an an Elvis imitator and I just can`t stop
Imitating Elvis from the bottom to the top
I imitate the way he walked, the way he smiled
I throw away my scarf and make the crowd go wild
This imitation Elvis may not be the king
But baby I`m the next best thing

Chorus:
Yeah rock (rock rock rock)
Ooooh we`re gonna rock (rock rock rock)
Ooooh we`re gonna rock (rock rock rock)
Ooooh we`re gonna rock (rock rock rock)

Well baby ... it`s the next ... best thing

-- Spoken:
Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas