(words & music by doc pomus and mort shuman)
Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There’s a thousand pretty women waitin’ out there
And they’re all livin’ devil may care
And i’m just the devil with love to spare
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
How i wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
‘cause even if there were forty more
I wouldn’t sleep a minute away
Oh, there’s black jack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on ev’ry deal
All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
Viva las vegas with you neon flashin’
And your one armbandits crashin’
All those hopes down the drain
Viva las vegas turnin’ day into nighttime
Turnin’ night into daytime
If you see it once
You’ll never be the same again
I’m gonna keep on the run
I’m gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If i wind up broke up well
I’ll always remember that i had a swingin’ time
I’m gonna give it ev’rything i’ve got
Lady luck please let the dice stay hot
Let me shout a seven with ev’ry shot
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas,
Viva, viva las vegas
(words & music by doc pomus and mort shuman)
Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There’s a thousand pretty women waitin’ out there
And they’re all livin’ devil may care
And i’m just the devil with love to spare
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
How i wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
‘cause even if there were forty more
I wouldn’t sleep a minute away
Oh, there’s black jack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on ev’ry deal
All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
Viva las vegas with you neon flashin’
And your one armbandits crashin’
All those hopes down the drain
Viva las vegas turnin’ day into nighttime
Turnin’ night into daytime
If you see it once
You’ll never be the same again
I’m gonna keep on the run
I’m gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If i wind up broke up well
I’ll always remember that i had a swingin’ time
I’m gonna give it ev’rything i’ve got
Lady luck please let the dice stay hot
Let me shout a seven with ev’ry shot
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas,
Viva, viva las vegas
(words & music by doc pomus and mort shuman)
Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There’s a thousand pretty women waitin’ out there
Dead or livin’ devil may care
And i’m just a devil with love to spare
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
How i wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
Even if there were forty more
I wouldn’t sleep a minute away
Oh, there’s black jack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on ev’ry deal
All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
Viva las vegas with you neon flashin’
And your one armbandits crashin’
All those hopes down the drain
Viva las vegas turnin’ day into nighttime
Turnin’ night into daytime
If you see it once
You’ll never be the same again
I’m gonna keep on runnin’
Gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If i wind up broke up well
I’ll always remember that i had a swingin’ time
I’m gonna give it ev’rything i’ve got
Lady luck please let the dice stay hot
Let me shoot a seven with ev’ry shot
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas,
Viva, viva las vegas
(words & music by doc pomus and mort shuman)
Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There’s a thousand pretty women waitin’ out there
And they’re all livin’ devil may care
And i’m just the devil with love to spare
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
How i wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
‘cause even if there were forty more
I wouldn’t sleep a minute away
Oh, there’s black jack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on ev’ry deal
All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
Viva las vegas with you neon flashin’
And your one armbandits crashin’
All those hopes down the drain
Viva las vegas turnin’ day into nighttime
Turnin’ night into daytime
If you see it once
You’ll never be the same again
I’m gonna keep on the run
I’m gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If i wind up broke up well
I’ll always remember that i had a swingin’ time
I’m gonna give it ev’rything i’ve got
Lady luck please let the dice stay hot
Let me shout a seven with ev’ry shot
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas,
Viva, viva las vegas
(words & music by doc pomus and mort shuman)
Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There’s a thousand pretty women waitin’ out there
And they’re all livin’ devil may care
And i’m just the devil with love to spare
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
How i wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
‘cause even if there were forty more
I wouldn’t sleep a minute away
Oh, there’s black jack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on ev’ry deal
All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
Viva las vegas with you neon flashin’
And your one armbandits crashin’
All those hopes down the drain
Viva las vegas turnin’ day into nighttime
Turnin’ night into daytime
If you see it once
You’ll never be the same again
I’m gonna keep on the run
I’m gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If i wind up broke up well
I’ll always remember that i had a swingin’ time
I’m gonna give it ev’rything i’ve got
Lady luck please let the dice stay hot
Let me shout a seven with ev’ry shot
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas,
Viva, viva las vegas
Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There’s a thousand pretty women waitin’ out there
And they’re all livin’ devil may care
And I’m just the devil with love to spare
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas
How I wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
‘Cause even if there were forty more
I wouldn’t sleep a minute away
Oh, there’s black jack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on ev’ry deal
All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas with you neon flashin’
And your one armbandits crashin’
All those hopes down the drain
Viva Las Vegas turnin’ day into nighttime
Turnin’ night into daytime
If you see it once
You’ll never be the same again
I’m gonna keep on the run
I’m gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If I wind up broke up well
I’ll always remember that I had a swingin’ time
I’m gonna give it ev’rything I’ve got
Lady luck please let the dice stay hot
Let me shout a seven with ev’ry shot
Viva Las Vegas, Viva Las Vegas,
Viva, Viva Las Vegas
(words & music by doc pomus and mort shuman)
Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There’s a thousand pretty women waitin’ out there
And they’re all livin’ devil may care
And i’m just the devil with love to spare
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
How i wish that there were more
Than the twenty-four hours in the day
‘cause even if there were forty more
I wouldn’t sleep a minute away
Oh, there’s black jack and poker and the roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on ev’ry deal
All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas
Viva las vegas with you neon flashin’
And your one armbandits crashin’
All those hopes down the drain
Viva las vegas turnin’ day into nighttime
Turnin’ night into daytime
If you see it once
You’ll never be the same again
I’m gonna keep on the run
I’m gonna have me some fun
If it costs me my very last dime
If i wind up broke up well
I’ll always remember that i had a swingin’ time
I’m gonna give it ev’rything i’ve got
Lady luck please let the dice stay hot
Let me shout a seven with ev’ry shot
Viva las vegas, viva las vegas,
Viva, viva las vegas
Twilight city gonna set my soul
It’s gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn
So get those stakes up high
There’s a thousand pretty women waiting out there
They’re all waiting, they’ll never make air
And i’m just the devil with a lung to spare, so
Viva las vegas
Viva las vegas
Viva las vegas
How i wish that there were more
Than the 24 hours in the day
Even if i ran out of speed, boy
I wouldn’t sleep a minute of the way
Oh that blackjack and poker and the roulette wheel
I’ll poach your money lost on every deal
All you need is sonar and nerves of steel, so
Viva las vegas
Viva las vegas
Viva las vegas
Viva las vegas
Where the neon signs flash your name
The one-arm bandits cash in
All soap’s down the drain
Viva las vegas
Turning day into nighttime
Turning night into daytime
If you see it once
You’ll never be the same again
Gotta keep on running
Gonna have me some money
If it costs me my very last dime
If i wind up broke
Then i’ll always remember that
I had a swingin’ time
Oh, i’m gonna give it everything i’ve got
Lady luck’s with me, the dice stay hot
Got coke up my nose to dry away the snot, so
Viva las vegas
Viva las vegas
Viva las vegas
Viva, viva las vegas
Hey blackjack dealer, hit me man!
Bright lights city gonna set my soul gonna set my soul on fire
I got a whole lotta money that’s ready to burn so get those stakes up high
There’s a thousand pretty women just-a waiting out there
They’re all living just the devil may care
And i’m just a devil with love to spare
So viva las vegas
I wish that there were more than twenty-four hours in a day
Even if there were forty more i wouldn’t sleep a minute away
There’s blackjack, poker, and roulette wheel
A fortune won and lost on every deal
All you need is money and nerves of steel
Viva las vegas
Well viva las vegas with the neon flashing
And the walls crashing all your hopes down the drain
Yea viva las vegas turning day into nighttime
Turning night into daytime if you seen it once you’ll never be the same again
I’m gonna be on the run i’m gonna have me some fun if it costs me my very
Last dime
If i wind up broke, well, i’ll always remember that i had me a swinging time
I’m gonna give it everything i got
Lady luck i want you let the dice stay hot
Let me shoot a seven with every shot
Viva las vegas
Busted!
Hey man, you going anywhere near vegas?
{one of two new tracks especially recorded for this package. sung by
Dusty, whose affinity for the big e is well-known to concert-goers
Delighted by his tonsil-blistering treatment of "jailhouse rock."
Written by rock ‘n’ roll hall of famer doc pomus, zz’s "vlv" includes
Echoes from its original performer, beyond the pale. the inspiration
For recording the track was born — and a rough vocal demo cut — in
The dressing room of the monroe, la civic auditorium where, legend
Has it, vernon and gladys’ only surviving son passed the time before
Taking the stage.}
Spoken: y’all still want me to come with you?
Bright light city gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul on fire
There’s a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn
So get those stakes up higher.
There’s a thousand pretty women just a-waitin out there,
And they’re all livin’ devil-may-care.
I’m just the devil with a love to spare.
Viva las vegas.
Viva las vegas.
Spoken: ah, thank-ya very much baby.
And how i wish that there were more
Than twenty-four hours in the day.
But even if there were forty more,
I wouldn’t sleep a minute away.
Oh, there’s blackjack and poker and a roulette wheel.
A fortune won and lost on every deal.
All you need’s a strong heart and a nerve of steel.
Viva las vegas.
Viva las vegas.
Viva las vegas.
Viva las vegas.
Viva las vegas with your neon flashin’,
And your one-armed bandits crashin’
All those hopes down the drain.
Viva las vegas turnin’ day into nighttime,
Turn the night into daytime,
If you see it once, you’ll never come home again.
I’m gonna keep on the run,
I’m gonna have me some fun,
If it costs me my very last dime.
If i wind up broke,
Then i’ll always remember that i had a swingin’ time.
I’m gonna give it everything i’ve got.
Lady luck please let the dice stay hot.
Let me shoot a seven with every shot.
Viva las vegas.
Viva las vegas.
Viva las vegas.
Viva las vegas.
Viva, viva.