Hard Knocks

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Titel: Hard Knocks
Längd: 1:42
Kompositörer: Joy Byers
Utgivare: Elvis Presley Music
Inspelningsdatum: 1964-03-02
Inspelningstid: mellan klockan 13:00-18:40 och 20:00-23:35
Inspelningsplats: Radio Recorders Studio B – Hollywood, CA
Matrix: RPA3 5267
Tagning master: 11
Producent: Joseph Lilley
Studiotekniker: Dave Wiechman

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Musiker:
Gitarr: Scotty Moore
Gitarr: Tiny Timbrell
Gitarr: Billy Strange
Gitarr: Barney Kessel
Bas: Bob Moore
Trummor: D. J. Fontana
Trummor: Hal Blaine
Trummor: Buddy Harman
Piano: Floyd Cramer
Saxofon: Boots Randolph
Kör/bakgrundssångare: The Jordanaires

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Första utgivning: Roustabout (LSP-2999)

Även utgiven på bland annat:
32 Film Hits Vol. 2 (NL 89550 & PD 89550)
20 Film Hits Vol. 2 (42 886-2)
64 Film Hits (NL 89797)
Love In Las Vegas And Roustabout (74321 13432 2)
Double Features (07863 61835 2)
The Original Elvis Presley Collection (SP5001-SP5050)

Låten var med i filmen ”Roustabout”.

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Text:

Some kids born with a silver spoon
I guess that I was born a little too soon

Hard knocks, all I ever knew was hard knocks
And I’m telling you, I said you’d better beware
’Cause I’ve had my share

Some kids born as rich as a king
But I was born without a doggone thing

Hard knocks, all I ever knew was hard knocks
And I’m telling you, I said you’d better beware
’Cause I’ve had my share

I walked a million miles I bet
Tired and hungry and cold and wet
I’ve heard that lonesome whistle blow
From New York City down to Mexico
Some kids born fancy free
Nobody never gave nothing to me but

Hard knocks, all I ever knew was hard knocks
And I’m telling you, I said you’d better beware
’Cause I’ve had my share

I walked a million miles I bet
Tired and hungry and cold and wet
I’ve heard that lonesome whistle blow
From New York City down to Mexico
Some kids born fancy free
Nobody never gave nothing to me but

Hard knocks, all I ever knew was hard knocks
And I’m telling you, I said you’d better beware
’Cause I’ve had my share
I said you’d better beware
’Cause I’ve had my share
I said you’d better beware
’Cause I’ve had my share of hard knocks