Memphis

Scott Whitby, 2020

Memphis, what about it?

So much back talk

So what about Memphis?

It walks the walk

Poplar Avenue, Beale Street

Madison by the zoo

Front Street, Parkways

The I-240 loop

The NFL passed us by

Rock Hall of Fame too

But the Grizzlies are better

Rock and roll? You know who!

East Memphis and downtown

Peabody and the ducks

FedEx airplanes

And all their trucks

Italian and soul

Food and song

Memphis in May

Just a month long

President's and Mud Island

Mid South Fair and King Cotton

Less today than before

But sure not forgotten

Dana Kirk, Fuente

Calipari and Bartow

Norvell left, so what?

It's Ryan and Penny now, you know!

UCLA, Villanova, Kansas

How could we fall?

If the NCAA'd move over

God help them all

Southwestern College

Now it's Rhodes

CBC, Lemoyne Owen

Don't really matter. Go Tigers Go!

Grisanti's on Poplar

Why couldn't it last?

Best food ever

Before Ronnie passed

Walking in Memphis

Ghost of a song

Aretha and Al Green

They're walking along

Alex's Tavern on Jackson

Burgers at Huey's

Newby's on Highland

Garibaldi's on Fridays

Remember Elvis in July

Memphis in May

January for Martin Luther

Sundays to pray

The Tams are gone now

The Sounds soon behind

We'd watch them again

Cheer from behind

Don't forget Vapors

And the Flaming Armadillo

Don't dare you drive

Even for the pillow

So what about Memphis?

It has no peer

If you're from elsewhere

It'll welcome you here

Memphis don't care

Don't care what we're called

Want your ass kicked?

Line up for round ball

Best memories forever

Old friends you might grieve

You can always go back

You never really leave

Want a good friend?

Or a warm place to sleep?

Or the best food?

Or for love to leap?

Best looking girls?

Want genuine cheer?

No further to look!

Memphis is here