We were in the tour bus, enjoying the sights. There was a lot of conversations going on. I was sitting with Potsie in the back of the bus. Potsie was the one that he and I sit in the back.
"Pots, did you bring your guitar with you?" Richie asked Potsie.
Potsie nodded his head.
"Why do you ask?" Potsie asked.
"I think the girls would want to hear you sing," I said, thinking Richie read my mind.
Potsie wanted to think for a few moments so he could think of a tune to play.
"Let me think for a bit," Potsie told us.
We understood. Back in our days, Richie, Potsie and I came up with our own bad. We had lots of fun with it. Potsie had the part of a lead singer, I played the piano while Richie played the saxophone. Besides being the lead singer, he also played the guitar. We never toured the country. We were only popular at Arnold's since that was the only place we performed our music. Potsie always had a good voice, but it's been a while since he sang for us.
Potsie decided to do one of Elvis's songs. He got out his guitar and began to sing. We told the girls Potsie was going to play Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock.
"Warden threw a party at the county jail
The prison band was there and they
Began to dwell
The band was jumpin' and the joint
Begin to sing
You should've heard the
Knocked out jail
Bird sing
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Spider Murray played the tenor
Saxophone
Little Joe was blowin' the slide
Trombone
The drummer boy from Illinois going
Crash boom bang
The whole rhythm section was the
Purple gang
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Number forty - seven said to number three
You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
I sure would be delighted with your
Company
Come on and do the jailhouse rock
With me
Let's rock, everybody let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Sad sack was sittin' on a block of
Stone
Over in the corner weepin' all alone
The warden said hey buddy don't you
Be no square
You can't find a partner use a wooden
Chair
Let's rock, everybody let's rock
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Shifty Henry said to the folks for
Heaven's sake
The warden's looking out
A chance to make a break
My brother turned to Shifty
And he said mix, nix
I wanna stick around for a while and get
My kicks
Let's rock, everybody let's rock
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Dancin' to the jailhouse rock
Dancin' to the jailhouse rock," Potsie sang as he did the last of the song
When he finished, everybody clapped. Once we came to a resting place, all of us complimented him. Especially the girls complimented Potsie. I could tell the girls liked Potsie's guitar playing and his musical voice.
"That was wonderful, Potsie," Kristy told him.
"Thanks, Kristy. Glad you enjoyed it," he said.