Blue Suede Shoes
Johnny Cash Jerry Lee Lewis And Carl Perkins Lyrics

Well it's one for the money, two for the show
The performer is commanding the audience to listen up and enjoy the performance; one dollar is enough payment to enjoy the show

Three to get ready, now go cat go
The performer is telling the audience to get ready for action and dance with enthusiasm

But don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
The performer is warning the audience not to damage his blue suede shoes, which are important to him

You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
The performer reinforces his warning that the audience should not damage his shoes, and asks them to respect his passion for footwear

But you can knock me down, step in my face
The performer is mentioning various things that someone could do to him, but they should not damage his shoes

Slander my name all over the place
The performer is saying that people could spread lies about him, but he doesn't care about that as much as he cares about his shoes

And do anything that you want to do
The performer gives freedom to do anything except to harm his shoes

But uh uh honey lay off of my shoes
The performer very seriously repeats his request to spare his shoes from harm

And don't you step on my blue suede shoes
The performer again stresses his request that the audience should not step on his shoes

You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
The performer makes it absolutely clear that the audience should have fun but not at the expense of his shoes

But you can burn my house, steal my car
The performer is willing to suffer potential losses such as his car and his house, but he cannot tolerate anyone damaging his shoes

Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar
The performer is okay with people drinking his liquor from an old fruit jar, as long as they do not go near his shoes

Do anything that you want to do
The performer gives freedom to do anything as long as it does not involve his shoes

But uh uh honey lay off of them shoes
The performer emphasizes again that he doesn't care what people do as long as they don't harm his shoes

And don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
The performer reminds the audience to be cautious and avoid stepping on his shoes

You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
The performer makes it clear that the audience should enjoy themselves but consider his passion for shoes and take care of them

Oh let's go cat
The performer encourages the cat to be wild and dance to the exciting music

Well it's blue, blue, blue suede shoes
The performer exclaims with admiration about his precious shoes that are themselves blue

Blue, blue, blue suede shoes yeah
The performer repeats his admiration for the blue suede shoes and expresses his enthusiasm for them

Blue, blue, blue suede shoes baby
The performer calls to attention how much he cares about his blue suede shoes

Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
The performer cannot help but emphasize again how much he loves his blue suede shoes

You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
The performer repeats his previous warning and shows his love for his shoes