090 - Elvis

Elvis Presley was your name

Singing songs was your game

Without your legacy and fame

The world just wouldn't be the same

You sang about a Teddy Bear

You put lots of gel in your hair

You became a multi-millionaire

People loved you everywhere

If girls saw you they would scream

Their reactions - quite extreme

The King of rock, you are supreme

Worthy of many kinds of meme

"Uh-huh-huh" was your phrase

And "Thanguverymutch" on some days

I'm sorry about these cliches

It's just my way of expressing praise

Graceland was your habitat

Entertaining many an aristocrat

But you also got quite fat

I can't ignore things like that

Some people say you're still alive

Somehow you managed to survive

Maybe living in some dingy dive

But still managing the occasional jive

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This poem appears in the book World’s Bestest Poetry Volume One, available from the Shop!

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You can watch a reading of this poem on the Videos page.

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From a Facebook challenge by Anne-Marie Meade.