It was a rainy night, the night the king went down
Everybody was crying, it seemed like sadness that surrounded this old town
Me, I went to the liquor store, I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin
I played his records all night, drinking with a close, close friend
Now some people say that ain't right, and some people say nothing at all
But even in the darkest of night, you can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
Well, they put him away in Memphis, six feet beneath the clay
Everybody was crying, everybody said it was a plain gray day
Me, I went to the liquor store
I bought a bottle of wine and a bottle of gin
I played his records all night, and I got drunk all over the king
Now some people say that ain't right, and some people say * at all
But even in the darkest of night, you can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call

You can always hear the king's call
Now some people say that ain't right
And some people say nothing at all
But even in the darkest of night
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call
You can always hear the king's call