"Elvis Bought Dora A Cadillac" lyrics

It was 1957, Elvis Presley came in the
Spanish restaurant where Dora was working
Dora took the order, bussed the plates
Poured the coffee as the party ate
Col. Tom paid the check and Elvis Presley left the tip
A brand new Cadillac...

And the gods I loved were poor white trash
One was making wine in Canaan, the other tipping waitresses Cadillac

Twenty years later when Elvis died
She parked the Caddy in the drive
With plaster statues lights, and stands
She called her front yard Presley Land
She said, he was just a poor man's son
Who never forgot where he'd come
Now that he is dead and gone
She shares her gift with everyone...

And the gods I loved were poor white trash
One was making wine in Canaan, the other tipping waitresses Cadillac
And the gods I loved were poor white trash
One was making wine in Canaan, the other tipping waitresses Cadillac

The landlord had all he could stand
Better cash was close at hand
The land, the land, the land was in demand
"Down the way they're selling German cars
British clothes to movie stars
We can kick the Spanish out for good
Rejuvenate the neighborhood
I'm the laughing stock of all my friends
With that crazy old woman and her Presley Land..."

When she was left with nothing, she said
"They sold my house, can't get it back
Could hardly raise the cash if I sold my Cadillac
Even if I could do that"

And the gods I loved were poor white trash
One was making wine in Canaan, the other tipping waitresses Cadillac...