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Mama Don't Dance

Words & Music by Ken Loggins, Jim Messina

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Mama Don't Dance

Words & Music by Ken Loggins, Jim Messina

[Long Tall Sally]

[Whole Lotta Shakin']

Well your mama can't dance and your daddy don't rock and roll
Your mama can't dance and your daddy don't rock and roll
You can't do right to save your dog-gone soul, Yeah!

[Flip Flop and Fly]

[Jailhouse Rock]

[Hound Dog]

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Your Mama Don't Dance was composed and recorded by Kenny Loggings and Jim Messina in 1972 (Columbia 45719). They based the tune on the Rooftop Singers' 1963 hit Mama Don't Allow (Vanguard 35020). Your Mama Don't Dance, sometimes referred to as Mama Don't Dance, reached #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and became a million-seller.

Elvis sang Mama Don't Dance in a medley with other songs in many of his concerts, only singing the first two lines of the song, which wasn't totally covered by him.

On the background version we can listen to an Elvis complete medley, which song titles are: Long Tall Sally, Whole Lot a Shakin' Going On, Mama Don't Dance, Flip Flop and Fly, Jailhouse Rock and Hound dog.

Part of a medley from "Recorded live on stage in Memphis

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[Long Tall Sally]

[Whole Lotta Shakin']

Well your mama can't dance and your daddy don't rock and roll
Your mama can't dance and your daddy don't rock and roll
You can't do right to save your dog-gone soul, Yeah!

[Flip Flop and Fly]

[Jailhouse Rock]

[Hound Dog]


Your Mama Don't Dance was composed and recorded by Kenny Loggings and Jim Messina in 1972 (Columbia 45719). They based the tune on the Rooftop Singers' 1963 hit Mama Don't Allow (Vanguard 35020). Your Mama Don't Dance, sometimes referred to as Mama Don't Dance, reached #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and became a million-seller.

Elvis sang Mama Don't Dance in a medley with other songs in many of his concerts, only singing the first two lines of the song, which wasn't totally covered by him.

On the background version we can listen to an Elvis complete medley, which song titles are: Long Tall Sally, Whole Lot a Shakin' Going On, Mama Don't Dance, Flip Flop and Fly, Jailhouse Rock and Hound dog.

Part of a medley from "Recorded live on stage in Memphis