One night in Louisiana Down by Highway 84 You would hear a strange dog calling Outside his mama's door The baby was a killer The cousin was a priest The baby upped and said I play the music of the beast The devil in concordia Looked down and waved his hands The boy with jack-hawk eyes Became the leader of the band The connoseur of rhythm Rock and roll and swing But when it comes to boogie You know that he's the king Solid ball of rock (*) Solid ball of rock Solid ball of rock Crashing out of the sky Shakin' all over But he don't know why The devil went to Memphis As he flew into the sun Howled about redemption With a bible and a gun The preacher beat his chest And cried: "Set my people free" The killer said: "I drag you To the gates of hell with me Repeat (*) The killer he was born again He saw the gates of hell The preacher found redemption In a Jacksonville motel Devil take the hindmost They're running out of breath They're gonna have a reckon With the chilling hand of death Repeat * two times