Sweet Gene Vincent Lyrics

by Robbie Williams

Skinny white sailor, the chances were slender,
The beauties were brief
Shall I mourn your decline with some Thunderbird wine
And a black handkerchief?
I miss your sad Virginia whisper,
I miss the voice that called my heart

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Sweet Gene Vincent
Young and old and gone
Sweet Gene Vincent
Who, who, who slapped John?

White face, black shirt
White socks, black shoes
Black hair, white strat
Bled white, died black

Sweet Gene Vincent
Let the Blue Caps roll tonight
At the Sock Hop Ball in the Union Hall
Where the bop is their delight

Here comes duck-tail Danny grabbing uncanny Annie,
Shea^€™s the one with the flying feet
You can break the peace, daddy sickle grease
But the beat is reet complete
And the jump-back honey in the dungarees,
Tight sweater and a pony-tail
Will you guess her age when she comes back-stage,
The hoodlums bite their nails

Black gloves, white frost
Black crA~ªpe, white lead
White sheet, black knight
Jet black, dead white

Sweet Gene Vincent
Therea^€™s one in every town
And the devil drives 'till the hearse arrives
And you lay the pistol down

Sweet Gene Vincent
With nowhere left to hide
With lazy skin and ash-tray eyes
And perforated pride

Take it away, boys

Take me home, country road

So farewell, mademoiselle
Knickerbocker hotel
Goodbye to money owed
When your leg still hurts
But you need more shirts
You got to get back on the road
Sweet Gene Vincent
Sweet Gene Vincent
Sweet Gene Vincent
Sweet Gene Vincent
When your leg still hurts
But you need more shirts
Got to get back on the road