Lyrics: Gauthier
Music: Gauthier
Played by the New Riders of the Purple Sage in 1996. Introduced by (I think) Rusty Gauthier:
"Well you've all seen them. You've all seen them on the sides of the road where men, where people are selling those paintings. You know, those paintings that look like they were done by William Alexander in half an hour. OK, you know them, you've seen them on the sides of the road. But I'm talking about the black velvet Elvis. OK. All right. You've all seen them. I bet, I mean, OK, how many people have one? Go ahead, show of hands. No? No? There's one - there's two. All right, all right. Well I met a girl that had one, and I want to tell you about it."Lyrics:
She had a black velvet Elvis on the wall
She had a black velvet Elvis, and that ain't all
She had a heart-shaped feather hot pink satin sheets
And when I got between them, I could feel the heat
I met her in a bar at closing time
I didn't even really need a line
Well we fought the greed and we both need a friend
And we wound up at her place in the [air]
Oh what a night
Everything went right
[And we kiss our love]
That black velvet Elvis on the wall
Now she had every record Elvis ever made
None were for sale but some she'd trade
She had a mini-skirt that only came to here
And yes she visits Graceland every single year
Oh what a night
Everything went right
[And we kiss our love]
That black velvet Elvis on the wall
Now I don't know just what in me she saw
'Cause I just don't resemble him at all
But 'cause I hear my [shirt head] out on the [fall]
That black velvet Wlvis on the wall
Oh what a night
Everything went right
[And we kiss our love]
That black velvet Elvis on the wall
Yeah, that black velvet Elvis on the wall
Yeah, that black velvet Elvis on the wall