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Carl Perkins

Martin Hawkins, Let It Rock, February 1975

And when I hear that double-eagle guitar
Makes me think of Carl Perkins when he was a star,
Makes me think I spent some of my nights in a bar
Playing that ole juke-box, 'til the honky-tonk locked up.
(Mickey Newbury)

Total word count of piece: 2781

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