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> [I still have an old painting the Colonel gave me. It was the first time the Colonel had been back to the Hilton since Elvis had passed away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/i-still-have-an-old-painting-the-colonel-gave-me-it-was-the-first/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/591/mac-davis-24721_away_i-still-have-an-old-painting-the-colonel_1210534.jpg)

> [I met the Colonel when Elvis was recording some song I'd written for one of his movies. Elvis was just having fun with the gang and all the Memphis boys and Colonel Parker was sitting over here in like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/i-met-the-colonel-when-elvis-was-recording-some-song-i-d-written-for/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f34/mac-davis-24721_boy_i-met-the-colonel-when-elvis-was-recordi_2889825.jpg)

## More by Mac Davis

> [Before you went to work this morning in the city, did you spend some time with your family? Did you kiss your wife and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/before-you-went-to-work-this-morning-in-the-city-did-you-spend-some/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [Folks say I'm egotistical. Hell, I don't even know what it means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/folks-say-i-m-egotistical-hell-i-don-t-even-know-what-it-means/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [If it was just me and Elvis one on one, which only happened once or twice in the times that I did see him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/if-it-was-just-me-and-elvis-one-on-one-which-only-happened-once-or/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [It's pretty amazing to me that my first hit record was an Elvis Presley record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/it-s-pretty-amazing-to-me-that-my-first-hit-record-was-an-elvis/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [Don't Cry Daddy is a pretty sad song. He got to the end of it and it was just real quiet and Elvis says,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/don-t-cry-daddy-is-a-pretty-sad-song-he-got-to-the-end-of-it-and-it/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [I worked for a publishing company in Hollywood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/i-worked-for-a-publishing-company-in-hollywood/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [First time I saw Elvis was at the Lubbock County fairgrounds in Lubbock, Texas. He was on the back end of a truck. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/first-time-i-saw-elvis-was-at-the-lubbock-county-fairgrounds-in/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [Baby, baby, don't get hooked on me, cause I'll just use you then I'll set you free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/baby-baby-don-t-get-hooked-on-me-cause-i-ll-just-use-you-then-i-ll/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [I still have an old painting the Colonel gave me. It was the first time the Colonel had been back to the Hilton since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/i-still-have-an-old-painting-the-colonel-gave-me-it-was-the-first/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/every-performer-who-ever-performed-in-rock-and-roll-or-even-close-to/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [I'm sure that Elvis was happy for me. I think he was the kind of guy that enjoyed other people's success, especially if he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/i-m-sure-that-elvis-was-happy-for-me-i-think-he-was-the-kind-of-guy/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [I had Elvis' number in my book and I never called it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/i-had-elvis-number-in-my-book-and-i-never-called-it/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [I was out on the golf course, a guy came riding out in a golf cart and said, Did you know that Elvis died?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/i-was-out-on-the-golf-course-a-guy-came-riding-out-in-a-golf-cart-and/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [One of my real goals was to hear someone whistling a song I'd written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/one-of-my-real-goals-was-to-hear-someone-whistling-a-song-i-d-written/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

> [Who discreetly whispers you forgot to zip up your pants? You babe, you're my bestest friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-davis/who-discreetly-whispers-you-forgot-to-zip-up-your-pants-you-babe-you/)

[Mac Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-davis/)

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