Week Eleven: Elvis Presley - "Blue Suede Shoes" - Elvis Presley Collection - Rock 'N Roll

I come from a long line of very tall ancestors; we are Czech, German, and Russian.  So for the greater part of my existence (aside from when I was a newborn), I have been incredibly tall, thin, and gangly, towering over all the boys and always playing the forward or center positions in basketball.

One negative side effect of being so tall was that I had to "grow into my paws," as my dad referred to it.  Yes, my dear blogland readers, I was in a size 6 women's shoe... in the SECOND GRADE!!!  So poor little me would be walking around in the equivalent of clown shoes, and lo and behold, I was constantly stepping on other peoples' toes - literally, not in the sense of an idiom.

My poor grandmother had very sensitive feet, so stepping on her toes was always a huge, dramatic production.  Sometimes, I would just barely nip her toes, and at those times, she would jokingly say to me, "Don't you step on my Blue Suede Shoes!"  Then we would laugh hysterically.  However, if I actually caught her toes full on, she would curse at me in English and in Czech.  It was quite frightening!!!

These days, being tall and thin with size 10 feet is far from a horrible thing - especially since they usually have at least one size 10 shoe remaining in every clearance sale!! :-D

Well, it's one for the money
Two for the show
Three to get ready
Now go, cat, go

But don't you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes

Well, you can knock me down
Step in my face
Slander my name
All over the place

Well, do anything that you want to do, but uh-uh
Honey, lay off of my shoes
And don't you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes

Well, you can burn my house
Steal my car
Drink my liquor
From an old fruit jar

Do anything that you want to do
But uh-uh, honey, lay off of my shoes
And don't you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes

Well, it's one for the money
Two for the show
Three to get ready
Now go, go, go

But don't you
Step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes

Well, it's blue, blue blue, suede shoes
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Yeah, blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Baby, blue, blue, blue suede shoes

Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes