Story Behind The Song
Dave and I got sick of one guy in particular who always had some story about rubbing shoulders with somebody famous. This was his comeuppance/our payback to him...
Song Description
A song about loudmouths, blowhards and braggarts who constantly name drop about the people they've met
| Song Length |
3:10 |
Genre |
Country - Honky Tonk, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Famous People |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1950 - 1959 |
| |
Lyrics
I know that I'm no Fabio when I look into the mirror
I know my life don't count for much, but there's one thing I hold dear
And even though I loved him so, I never saw him sing
But I got to shake the hand of the man who shook hands with the King
I was workin' as a busboy back in 1968
At a little place in Memphis where everybody ate
He walked into the restaurant and no one said a thing
And it was then I knew why everybody called him the King
I shook the hand of the man who shook hands with the King
And though it wasn't his I swear I felt his diamond ring
All those folks I almost met, well they don't mean a thing
'Cause I shook the hand of the man who shook hands with the King
He might have been a bodyguard, he might have been a friend
He could have been the King's chauffeur, it doesn't matter in the end
'Cause all I know is when I let go, I felt like I had wings
When I shook the hand of the man who shook hands with the King
It was better than the time I saw George Jones at the bar
Better than the time I saw Lyle Lovett in his car
Or the time I saw a kitty that came from Reba's cat
And there's the time that Vince Gill's caddy helped me fix a flat
I was this close and that's closer than most would ever get to him
I remember how he looked that day, back when he was thin
Well life ain't fair, but nothin' compares to the brush I had with fame
When I shook the hand of the man who shook hands with the King
It was better than the lock I bought of Conway Twitty's hair
Better than the time I saw Loretta at the fair
Better than the autograph that Alabama signed
I must admit that it don't get no better in my mind
I shook the hand of the man who shook hands with the King
And though it wasn't his I swear I felt his diamond ring
All those folks I almost met, well they don't mean a thing
'Cause I shook the hand of the man who shook hands with the King
'Cause I shook the hand of the man who shook hands with the King
'Cause I shook the hand of the man who shook hands with the King