Don't be cruel, Love me tender, Ready teddy, Hound dog - Elvis Presley (1956 live) (with lyrics)

Elvis sang these songs on his first appearance of three on the "Ed Sullivan Show on September 9, 1956. Sullivan could not host the show as he was recuperating in hospital from a recent car accident. Noted british actor Charles Laughton stood in for Ed.


Don't be cruel

You know I can be found
Sitting home all alone
If you can't come around
At least please telephone

Don't be cruel to a heart that's true

Baby, if I made you mad
For something I might have said
Please, let's forget the past
The future looks bright ahead

Don't be cruel to a heart that's true

I don't want no other love
Baby it's just you I'm thinking of

Don't stop thinking of me
Don't make me feel this way
Come on over here and love me
You know what I want you to say

Don't be cruel to a heart that's true

Why should we be apart?
I really love you baby, cross my heart

Let's walk up to the preacher
And let us say I do
Then you'll know you'll have me
And I'll know that I'll have you

Don't be cruel to a heart that's true

I don't want no other love
Baby it's just you I'm thinking of

Don't be cruel to a heart that's true
Don't be cruel to a heart that's true

I don't want no other love
Baby it's just you I'm thinking of


Love me tender

Love me tender,
Love me sweet,
Never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
And I love you so.

Love me tender,
Love me true,
All my dreams fulfilled.
For my darlin' I love you,
And I always will.

Love me tender,
Love me long,
Take me to your heart.
For it's there that I belong,
And we'll never part.

Love me tender,
Love me true,
All my dreams fulfilled.
For my darlin' I love you,
And i always will.

Love me tender,
Love me dear,
Tell me you are mine.
I'll be yours through all the years,
Till the end of time.

Love me tender,
Love me true,
All my dreams fulfilled.
For my darlin' I love you,
And I always will.

Ready teddy

Ready, set, go man go
I got a gal that I love so

I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy to
Rock'n'roll

Going down to the corner
Pick up my sweetie pie
She's my rock'n'roll, baby
She's the apple of my eye, 'cause

I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy to
Rock'n'roll

Flat top cats and the dungaree dolls
Are headed for the gym to the sock hop ball
The joint is really jumping
The cats are going wild
The music really sends me
I dig that crazy style 'cause

I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy to the
Rock'n'roll

Flat top cats and the dungaree dolls
Are headed for the gym to the sock hop ball
The joint is really jumping
The cats are going wild
The music really sends me
I dig that crazy style 'cause

I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy to
Rock'n'roll

Gonna kick off my shoes
Roll up my faded jeans
Grab my rock'n'roll baby
Pour on the steam
I shuffle to the left
I shuffle to the right
I'm gonna rock'n'roll
Till the early early night 'cause

I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy teddy
I'm rea-dy, rea-dy, rea-dy to
Rock'n'roll 

Hound dog

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time

Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine

When they said you was high classed
Well, that was just a lie
When they said you was high classed
Well, that was just a lie

You ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine

Swing the mood - Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (with lyrics)

(Lyrics)

Come on everybody
C-C-Come on everybody!

One-two-one-two
One-one-one-one-one
One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock
Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock
Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
Put your glad rags on,join me hon
We're gonna have some fun when the clock strikes one
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
We're gonna rock rock rock until the broad daylight
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight

R-R-Rock, rock, rock everybody
Roll, roll, roll everybody
Rock, rock, rock everybody
Roll, roll, roll everybody
Rock, rock, rock everybody
Rock-a-beatin' boogie beat

Wop w-wop w-wop bop a loo bop a w-wop bop a loo bop 

a w-wop bop a loo bop a lop bam bam
W-w-w-w-wake up, little Suzie, wake up
Wake up, little Suzie, wake up
We've both been sound asleep
Wake up little Suzie and weep
The movie's over it's four o'clock
And we're in trouble deep
Wake up little Suzie
Wake up little Suzie
We gotta go home

You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
Well you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine

Shake-shake-shake-shake, rattle and roll
Come on shake, rattle and roll
You gotta shake, rattle and roll
I said shake, rattle and roll

A-well-a bless my soul
What's wrong with me
I'm itching like a man
On a fuzzy tree
My friends say I'm acting
Wild as a bug
I'm in love
I'm all shook up

The warden threw a party in the county jail
The prison band was there and they began to wail
The band was jumping and the joint began to swing
You should've heard them knocked out jailbirds sing
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block 

Was dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

A-ah-ah-ah
A-ah-ah-ah
A-ah-ah-ah
A-ah-ah-ah
At the hop, hop, hop-hop-hop
Wop w-wop w-wop bop a loo bop a w-wop bop a loo bop

 a w-wop bop a loo bop a lop bam bam...

That's what I like - Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (with lyrics)

(Lyrics)

Come on everybody, everybody, everybody
C C Come on everybody
I'm gonna sing my song
It won't take long
We're gonna do the twist
We're gonna do the twist
We're gonna do the twist
And it goes like this

C'mon let's twist again like we did last summer
Yeah let's twist again like we did last year
Do you remember when things were really hummin'
Yeah let's twist again twistin' time is here

Hey, hey, hey, hey hey baby won't you take a chance
Say that you'll let me have this dance
Oh let's dance, oh let's dance
Oh do the twist, the stomp, the mash potato too
Any old dance that you want to do
But let's dance, oh let's dance

You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain
Too much love drives a man insane
You broke my will, oh what a thrill
Goodness gracious great balls of fire

Good golly, Good golly, Good golly Miss Molly
You sure like to ball
Good golly Miss Molly
You sure like to ball
When you're rockin' and a rollin'
Can't hear your mama call

C'mon C C C'mon baby, let's do the twist
C'mon baby, let's do the twist
Take me by my little hand
And do the twist

On your marks, get set
On your marks, get set
On your marks, get set
On your marks, get set

Well I should have known it from the very start
This girl 'll leave me with a broken heart
Listen people what I'm tellin' you
I keep away from run around Sue yeah
I miss her lips and the smile on her face
The touch of her hair and this girl's warm embrace
So if you don't wanna cry like I do
A-keep away from-a Run around Sue

Woah...
Oh baby that's the one I like

Who's that flyin' up there?
Is it a bird (NO)
Is it a plane (NO)
Is it the twister (Yeah)

Yeah  twist again like we did last summer
Come on let's twist again like we did last year
Do you remember when things were really hummin'
Come on, let's twist again, twistin' time is here
Yeah round 'n around 'n up 'n down we go again
Oh baby make me know you love me so then

Come on twist again like we did last summer
Girl, let's twist again, like we did last year

Great balls, great balls, great balls, great balls of fire
On your marks, good golly, get set, good golly
On your marks, good golly, get set, good golly
On your marks, good golly, get set, good golly

Now ready, ready, go

Oh baby that's  what I like, like, ike, ke

Let's twist again - Chubby Checker (subtitled)

(Lyrics)

Come on everybody!
Clap your hands!
All you looking good!

I'm goona sing my song
It won't take long!
We're gonna do the twist
and it goes like this:

Come on let's twist again,
like we did last summer!
Yeaaah, let's twist again,
like we did last year!

Do you remember when,
things were really hummin',
Yeaaaah, let's twist again,
twistin' time is here!

Heeee, and round and round and up and down
we go again!
Oh, baby, make me know you love me sooooo,
and then:

Twist again,
like we did last summer,
Come on, let's twist again,
like we did last year!

TWIST! YO!

Who`s that flyin' up there?
Is it a bird?( Noooooo!)
Is it a plane? (Noooooooo!)
Is it the twister? (YEAAAAAAAHH!)

Twist again, like we did last summer,
Come on, Let's twist again,
like we did last year!!!!

Do you remember when, things were really hummin',
Come on, let's twist again,
twistin' time is here

Heeee, and round and round and up and down we go again!
Oh, baby, make me know, you love me sooooo! And then:
Come on, twist again, like we did last summer, ahhhh
let's twist again, like we did last year!

Come on, let's twist again,
twistin' time is heeeere!

Rock around the clock - Bill Halley and His Comets (1954) live (with lyrics)

(Lyrics)

One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock,
Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock.
Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock,
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight.
Put your glad rags on and join me hon',
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one.

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight,
We're gonna rock we're gonna rock around the clock tonight.

When the clock strikes two, three and four,
If the band slows down we'll yell for more.

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight,
We're gonna rock we're gonna rock around the clock tonight.

When the chimes ring five, six, and seven,
We'll be right in seventh heaven.

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight,
We're gonna rock we're gonna rock around the clock tonight.

When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too,
I'll be goin' strong and so will you.

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight,
We're gonna rock we're gonna rock around the clock tonight.

When the clock strikes twelve we'll cool off then,
Start rockin' 'round the clock again.

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'till broad daylight,
We're gonna rock we're gonna rock around the clock tonight.