Billy Smith was Elvis’ first cousin, the son of Gladys Presley’s oldest brother. Billy was 8 years younger than Elvis and grew up with him in Tupelo. Billy’s family also went with the Presleys when they first moved to Memphis. When Elvis bought Graceland Billy’s family also moved in and his father Travis worked for Elvis as Chief guard. When Billy was old enough he started working with the ‘Memphis Mafia’ team. ......The pledge came about because we had an incident as kids and were never to talk about it. We promised each other. Later on Elvis told someone and it hurt me a lot, and he knew it. He decided to prove to me that it would never happen again, and thats how the pledge came about. Now it was a known fact among the guys that Elvis couldnt keep a secret, but if it was really important, he did. He never betrayed me again. Nor I him. I dont know where it came from or if Elvis just made it up. But he knew it from memory, and we went over it several times so I could memorize it. Afterwards we both cried like crazy and Ill remember it as long as I live. The Pledge: Its just this simple word you see To get inside you need no key For we who know, know it well And you who dont, can never tell As I place my hand upon your heart And you place yours on mine From this day forward, our minds, our souls, our hearts, will intertwine If either one should have a doubt Now is the time to break out For this pledge together us will tie Even if one of us should die What we share in confidence now Even in this, cannot part For it comes from the mind But from the heart You just hold my words true For where I go, youll be there too I know your inner self, and you know mine Honor and keep it for all time And when I am gone Every now and then Think of this pledge For I love you, my friend You can confess to me and touch my heart And Ill know its you, by the word Even in the dark This is [Elvis at home] with his cousin, Billy Smith (left), whos still alive, and Bobby Smith (right), who committed suicide. He took rat poison.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 14:19:32 +0000
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