I was on a bus comin´ back to us From Atlanta in ´53 And I picked up a Rhythm & Blues magazine Layin´ underneath my seat And I found out the stuff they´d been playin´ us
Wasn´t made from grits and bone And it would take more than the Crew Cuts And Pat Boone to take me home
I want the real thing Give me the real thing Make it loud I´ll make you proud Or the songs they´d sing I don´t want you under my roof with your 86 proof Watered down ´´til it tastes like tea You´re gonna pull my string Make it the real thing
I remember old Elvis when he forgot To remember to forget And when young Johnny Cash hadn´t seen this side of Big River yet
And old Luther and Lewis and Perkins was pickin And playin´ them songs for me
I want the real thing Give me the real thing Make it loud I´ll make you proud Or the songs they´d sing I don´t want you under my roof with your 86 proof Watered down ´til it tastes like tea You´re gonna pull my string Make it the real thing