UPTOWN

Roy Orbison's original version

Uptown, in penthouse number three
Uptown, there lives a doll just made for me
She's the finest thing that you've ever seen, oh ho ha

Uptown, I see her most every day
Uptown, but she never ever looks my way
I'm just a bellhop, you see I can't stop
And tell her what I wanna say

That one of these days, I'm gonna have money
She'll wanna be my ever-lovin' honey
It won't be long, just wait and see
I'll have a big car, fine clothes
And then I'll be

Uptown, in penthouse number three
Uptown, just my baby and me

Yeah, one of these days, I'm gonna have money
She'll wanna be my ever-lovin' honey
It won't be long, just wait and see
I'll have a big car, fine clothes
And then I'll be
Uptown, in penthouse number three
Uptown, just my baby and me

Page last updated: 19 Apr 2008

Written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, UPTOWN was originally released by Orbison in November 1959 as a single (Monument 412) with PRETTY ONE as b-side. The single peaked at #72 on The Billboard Hot 100. The song is also known under the tile UP TOWN. It can now be found on The Essential Roy Orbison, released on Sony Music in 2006.

The above lyrics are for Roy Orbison's original version. Check also the live 30 Sep 1987 version.