Elvis Ate America

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Bono and Howie B.] Elvis, white trash Elvis, the Memphis flash Elvis didn't smoke hash Would have been a sissy without Johnny Cash Elvis didn't dodge the draft Elvis had his own aircraft Elvis, havin' a laugh On the Lisa Marie in a colour photograph Elvis, under the hood Elvis, with Cadillac blood Elvis, darling bud Flowered and returned to the Mississippi Mud Elvis ain't gonna rot Elvis in a Memphis plot Elvis didn't hear the shot And Dr. King died just across the lot from Elvis, vanilla ice cream Elvis, girls of 14 Elvis, the Memphis spleen Shooting TVs reading Corinthians 13 Elvis, with God on his knees Elvis on owned three TVs Elvis, here come the killer bees Head full o' honey, chiki chi-ka-boo, potato chips and cheese Elvis, the bumper stickers Elvis, the white knickers Elvis, the white nigga Ate at a king cheeseburger and just kept getting bigger Elvis sang to win Elvis, the battle hymn Elvis, the battle to be slim Elvis ate America before America ate him Elvis [Verse 2: Bono and Howie B.] Elvis stamps Elvis, necromance Elvis fans Elvis sychophants Elvis the public enemy Elvis don't mean shit to Chuck D [Outro: Bono and Howie B.] Elvis changed the center of gravity Made it slippy Elvis, Hitler Elvis, Nixon Elvis, Christ Elvis, Mishima Elvis, Marcus Elvis, Jackson Elvis the pelvis Elvis the Psalmist Elvis the genius Elvis the generous Elvis, Forgive us Elvis, Pray for us Elvis Aaron Elvis Presley Elvis