Forgot my six-string razor hit the sky
Half way to Memphis 'fore I realised
Well I rang the information my axe was cold
They said she rides the train to Oreoles
Now its a mighty long way down the dusty trail
And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails
'N I look like a bum 'n I crawl like a snail
Well I got to Oreoles y'know it took a month
And there was myguitar electric junk
Some spade said Rock'n'rollers
You're all the same
Man that's your instrument I felt so ashamed
Now its a mighty long way down rock'n'roll
Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles
'N you look like a star but you're still on the dole
All the way from Memphis
Yeah it's a mighty long way down rock'n'roll
From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood
Yeah its a mighty long way down rock'n'roll
As your name gets hot so your heart grows cold
'N you gotta stay young man you can never be old
Yeah its a mighty long way down rock'n'roll
Through the Bradford Cities and the Oreoles
'N you look like a star
But you're really out on parole