Dark sunglasses, sharkskin suit
Standin' in the broken glass
Of East Dubuque
On a Sunday mornin'
On a Sunday mornin'

You ramble and you tamble
It's a rotgut town
Lose your mind
Till it can't be found
Now your head is burnin'
Your heart is yearnin'

Jimmy Reed is the king of rock and roll
Jimmy Reed is the king of rock and roll

Down to Ottumwa, up in that room
Light bulb flickin' its tongue at you
And the hours passing, the hours passing

Jimmy Reed is the king of rock and roll
Jimmy Reed is the king of rock and roll

Dark sunglasses, sharkskin suit
Standin' in the broken glass
Of East Dubuque
On a Sunday mornin'
A Sunday mornin'

Jimmy Reed is the king of rock and roll
Jimmy Reed is the king of rock and roll