Lyrics - American Accent
I loved it then and I love it noo,
The Country and the Cajun and the Delta Blues
There's nothing like the tapping of a blue suede shoe,
When it's done in an American Accent.
I loved the Memphis and the Nashville sound
I tuned to "Lux" when the lights were down
I sang like Elvis on my paper round
And I sang in an American accent
Chorus:
Doesn 't matter if it's fast or slow
Kind of high or way down low
They'll never play it on the radio
Unless you sing in an American accent
They'll never play it on the radio
Unless you sing in an American accent
I bought a guitar when I was just 14
I wanted to be groovy on the party scene,
Looking kind of chubby in my Parker's jeans
I sang in an American accent
Bobby Dylan he was all the rage,
The denim-clad hero of the modern age
Guess I was going through an awkward stage
When I sang in an American accent
I sang a song on the BBC...
They let me keep the tape for free
I played it back: it didn't sound like me
I sang in an American accent
Opened the curtains and I looked outside
Saw the reality I could not hide:
This isn't Memphis, this is Morningside
And I don't have an American accent
American
Accent
© Nick Keir MCPS/PRS
From album - 'Scots Abroad' (Greentrax CDTRAX 300)
