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It was custom with Elvis' movies to invite submissions by
several different sets of songwriters for each of the songs, and in the case
of Roustabout, Elvis had already recorded an excitingly dynamic
version of Winfield Scott's title track before it was dropped by Paramount
Pictures for another, entirely different song, because of what the studio
deemed an unsuitable lyric. But in 2003 Ernst Mikael Jorgensen, when
preparing the release of 2nd to None, was even unaware of the
existence of such original track until songwriter Winfield Scott kindly
provided him with his acetate version, the only known surviving copy of this
lost gem.
Lyrics:
Build it up, knock it down
Hold it square, roll it around
Throw it in the air,
Stick it in the ground
But it's too bad, I can’t get mad
‘Cause I’m a roustabout
Tie it loose, make it tight
If it’s wrong, do it right
Makes me kinda feel,
Like I wanna fight
But it's too bad, I can’t get mad
‘Cause I’m a roustabout
Orders all day and half the night from the boss
That guy just doesn't wanna see one minute lost
Stack it up, in the rear
Better still, bring it here
Wanna take it out, stick it in his ear
But it's too bad, I can’t get mad
‘Cause I’m a roustabout
A handyman is all I am around this place
Every time I turn around, he’s right up in my face
Bring it in, bring it out
When I’m slow, boy, he shouts
Getting awful tired, running in and out
But it's too bad, I can’t get mad
‘Cause I’m a roustabout
Where it was released:
Released for the fist time on 2nd to None
LPs/CDs:
- 2nd to None (2003)
- Elvis Forever (2004)
- Hitstory (2005)
– Roustabout (2017) - FTD
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