The song Thirty-nine And Holding is performed by Jerry Lee Lewis in the album named A Half Century of Hits in the year 2006 .
He's out there somewhere every night
The music's playin' loud
He's doing all-a those fifty's steps
He's in a 1980 crowd
Dim lights hide the milage line
Clairol hides the gray
And he won't mention anything
To give his old age away
Oh Lord, he's thirty-nine an he's holdin'
He's holdin' everything that he can
>From seventeen to twenty-five
He'll prove he's still a man
Hey boy, you're holding to a candle
And it's a-burning at both ends
Thirty-nine and holding
A-holdin' everything that I can
(Instrumental, piano and fiddle solo)
Well, now you can bet he'll never see
Thirty-nine, again
Son, you oughta given up a long time ago
But you just keep on hangin' in
He still thinks that he's the man
That he once used to be
Boy, you're just thirty-nine
And you're dreamin'
Acting twenty-three
Oh-oh, he's thirty-nine, he's holdin'
Holdin' everything that he can
>From seventeen to twenty-five
He'll prove he's still a man
He's a-holding to a candle
My God, it's burning at both ends!
He's thirty-nine and he's holdin'
Holdin' everything he can
(Instrumental and piano solo to end)
(JLL)Spoken:
He's thirty-nine and he's dreamin'
Jerry Lee Lewis - A Half Century of Hits
- Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
- It All Depends (Who Will Buy The Wine)
- Big Leg Woman
- Real Wild Child (Wild One)
- Bonnie B.
- Night Train To Memphis
- What I'd Say
- Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginia
- Jarry Lee Lewis and Sam Phillips: Religious Discussion
- Hi Heel Sneakers
- Green,, Green Grass Of Home
- Memphis Beat
- Rockin' My Life Away
- Rita May
- Don't Let Go
- I Wish I Was Eighteen Again
- Folsom Prison Blues
- Who Will The Next Fool Be
- Rockin' Little Angel
- I'd Do It All Again
- Rockin' Jerry Lee
- Down The Road A Piece
- Miss The Mississippi And You
- Crown Victora Custom '51
- It Was The Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me)
- Good News Travels Fast
- One Has My Name...The Other Has My Heart
- Hadacol Boogie
- Don't Stay Away ('Til Love Grows Cold)
- Jerry Lee's Boogie
- Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On
- It'll Be Me
- You Win Again
- End Of The Road
- I'm Feelin' Sorry
- Great Balls Of Fire
- Lewis Boogie
- Breathless
- Down The Line
- High School Confidential
- Let's Talk About US
- Little Queenie
- Invitation To Your Party
- One Minute Past Eternity
- I Can't Seem To Say Goodbye
- Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginia
- I'm On Fire
- Another Place, Another Time
- What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
- Workin' Man Blues
- She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
- Me And Bobby McGee
- To Make Love Sweeter For You
- There Must Be More To Love Than This
- Think About It, Darlin'
- Chantilly Lace
- Once More With Feeling
- Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
- Middle Age Crazy
- Meat Man
- A Damn Good Country Song (Alternate Vocal)
- That Kind Of Fool
- No Headstone On My Grave
- Your Cheatin' Heart
- Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On
- Thirty-nine And Holding
- Over The Rainbow