No More Elmore

Just after I left school 
  I begin working for living 
  Came home one day 
  From a hard day's digging 
  Went down to my blues collection 
  Just for some peace of mind 
  And I got the word Elmore James is gone 
  Seems like I lost a friend of mine 

  No more Elmore, no more Elmore James 
  No more Elmore, no more Elmore James 
  It's a shame, crying shame 
  No more Elmore James 

  When I was mannish boy 
  When I was in high school 
  My biggest influence was a 45 record 
  Made me wanted to dance 
  The music freaks would gather 
  From all over town 
  'Til early in the morning 
  We laid the beat on down 

  No more Elmore, no more Elmore James 
  No more Elmore, no more Elmore James 
  It's a shame, crying shame 
  No more Elmore James 

  As I grew older 
  The music grow within me 
  I knew that soon one of these days 
  I'd be out on the road 
  Fronting my own rock'n'roll show 
  We made the people sing 
  We made the people dance 
  True blue music 
  Puts everybody in a trance 
  We kicked in the guitar 
  No more Elmore James 

  When I'm feeling down 
  And all messed up inside 
  Put an Elmore on the box 
  And groovin'n'slip'n'slidin' 

  Elmore, I take him everywhere 
  As I travel down the long road 
  Lord, I hop he's down there 
  I sang at the crossroads 
  At the full of the moon 
  And I know for sure 
  It's true true love that counts 
  And I'm in love, yes 

  Couldn't believe my ears 
  Couldn't believe my eyes 
  Have to go through life 
  Without hearing that slide 
  Take him everywhere 
  I got it on my back 
  As I walk down this long road 
  No more Elmore James 
  No more Elmore James