John R. "Johnny" Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003), born J. R. Cash, was an American United States of America singer-songwriter, actor, Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres Music genre including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk folk music , and gospel Gospel music . Late in his career, Cash... [read more] - Southern Accents
There's a southern accent, where I come fromThe young 'uns call it countryThe Yankees call it dumbI got my way of talkin'But everything is done, with a southern accentWhere I come fromNow that drunk tank in...
- Rusty Cage
You wired me awakeAnd hit me with a hand of broken nailsYou tied my lead and pulled my chainTo watch my blood boilBut I'm gonna breakI'm gonna break myI'm gonna break my rusty cage and runToo cold to start a fireI'm...
- I've Been Everywhere
I was totin my pack along the long dusty Winnamucka roadWhen along came a semi with a high canvas covered loadIf your goin' to Winnamucka, Mack with me you can rideAnd so I climbed into the cab and then I setteled...
- Rowboat
Rowboat Row me to the shoreShe don't wanna be my friend no moreShe dug a hole in the bottom of my soulShe don't wanna be my friend no morePick me up Gimme some food to eat In you...Goin' no placeI'll be homeTalkin' to...
- Country Boy
Country boy, ain't got no shoesCountry boy, ain't got no bluesWell, you work all day while you're waitin' to playIn the sun and the sand, with cheeks of tanBut at the end of the day, when your work is doneYu ain't got...
- Memories Are Made Of This
Take one fresh and tender kissAdd one night of stolen blissOne girl, one boy, some grief, some joyMemories are made of this.Don't forget a small moonbeamFold it lightly with a dreamYour lips and mine to sip the...
- Kneeling Drunkards Plea
Lord have mercy on meWas the kneeling drunkard's pleaAnd as he knelt there on the groundI know that God in heaven looked downI went down by an old country churchI saw the drunkard stagger and lurchAs he reached his...
- Unchained
I have been ungratefulAnd I have been unwiseRestless from the cradleBut now I realizeIt's too hard to see the rainbowThrough glasses dark as theseMaybe I'll be ableFrom down on my kneesOh, I am weakOh, I know I am...
- Sea Of Heartbreak
The lights in the harborDon't shine for meI'm like a lost ship adrift on the seaSea of heartbreakLost love and lonlinessMemories of your caressSo divine I wish you were mineAgain my dearI am on this sea of tearsSea of...
- I Never Picked Cotton
I never picked cottonBut my mother didAnd my brother didAnd my sister didAnd my daddy died youngWorkin' in a coal mineWhen I was just a babyToo little for a cotton sackI played in the dirtWhile others worked'Til they...
- Meet Me In Heaven
We saw houses falling from the sky Where the mountains lean down to the sand We saw blackbirds circling 'round an old castle keep And I stood on the cliff and held your hand We walked troubles brooding wind swept...
- I'll Fly Away
Well, some glad mornin' when this life is o'er,I'll fly away.To a home on God's celestial shore,I'll fly away.I'll fly away, oh glory, I'll fly away.When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,I'll fly away.Just a few more...
- If We Never Meet Again This Side Of Heaven
Soon we'll come to the end of life's journeyAnd perhaps we'll never meet anymore'Til we gather in heaven's bright cityFar away on that beautiful shoreIf we never meet again this side of heavenAs we struggle through...
- Where We'll Never Grow Old
I have heard of a land on the far away strand'Tis a beautiful home of the soulBuilt by Jesus on high, there we never shall die'Tis a land where we never grow oldNever grow old, never grow oldIn a land where we'll...
- Delia's Gone
Delia, oh. DeliaDelia all my lifeIf I hadn't shot poor DeliaI'd have had her for my wifeDelia's gone, one more round Delia's goneI went up to MemphisAnd I met Delia thereFound her in her parlorAnd I tied to her...
- Tennessee Stud
Back about eighteen twenty-fiveI left Tennessee very much aliveI never would have made it through the Arkansas mudIf I hadn't been riding on the Tennessee StudHad some trouble with my sweetheart's PaOne of her...
- Drive On
I got a friend named Whiskey SamHe was my boonierat buddy for a year in NamHe said is my country just a little off trackTook 'em twenty-five years to welcome me backBut, it's better than not comin' back at allMany a...
- Bird On A Wire
Like a bird on a wireLike a drunk in a midnight choirI have tried in my way to be freeLike a fish on a hookLike a knight in an old fashioned bookI have saved all my ribbons with theeAnd if I have been unkindI hope you...
- Sown There By The Train
There'a a place I know where the train goes slowWhere the sinner can be washed in the blood of the lambThere's a river by the trestle down by sinner's groveDown where the willow and dogwood growYou can hear the...
- Heart Of Gold
I want to liveI want to giveI've been a minerFor a heart of goldIt's these expressionsI never giveThat keeps me searchingFor a heart of goldAnd I'm getting oldKeeps me searchingFor a heart of goldAnd I'm getting...
- Devil's Right Hand
About the time that Daddy left to fight the big warI saw my first pistol in the general storeIn the general store, when I was thirteenThought it was the finest thing I ever had seenSo l asked if I could have one when...
- The Running Kind
I was born the running kindWith leaving always on my mindHome was never home to meAt anytimeEvery front door found me hopingI would find the back door openThere just had to be an exit for the running kindWithin me...
- Trouble In Mind
Trouble in mind, I'm blueBut I won't be blue always'Cause the sun's gonna shineRound my back door somedayI'm goin' down to the riverI'm gonna take me a rocking chairAnd if the blues don't leave meI'll rock on away...
- 25 Minutes To Go
Well they're building a gallows outside my cell I've got 25 minutes to goAnd the whole town's waitin' just to hear me yell I've got 24 minutes to goWell they gave me some beans for my last meal I've got 23 minutes to...
- Give My Love To Rose
I found him by the railroad track this morningI could see that he was nearly deadI knelt down beside him and I listenedJust to hear the words the dying fellow saidHe said they let me out of prison down in FriscoFor...
- Green, Green Grass Of Home
The old home town looks the same,As I step down from the train,And there to meet me is my mama and my papa.Down the road I look, and there comes Mary,Hair of gold and lips like cherries.It's good to touch the green,...
- I've Got Stripes
On A Monday I Was Ar-rested (Uh Huh)On A Tuesday They Locked Me In The Jail (Oh Boy)On A Wednesday My Trial Was At-testedOn A Thursday They Said Guilty And The Judge's Gavel FellI Got Stripes --- Stripes Around My...
- Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog
Well he's not very handsome to look at Oh he's shaggy and he eats like a hog And he's always killin' my chickens That dirty old egg-suckin' dog Egg-suckin' dog I'm gonna stomp your head in the ground If you don't stay...
- Jackson
We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out.I'm goin' to Jackson, I'm gonna mess around,Yeah, I'm goin' to Jackson, Look out Jackson town.Well,...
- Orange Blossom Special
Look a-yonder comin'Comin' down that railroad trackHey, look a-yonder comin'Comin' down that railroad trackIt's the Orange Blossom SpecialBringin' my baby backWell, I'm going down to FloridaAnd get some sand in my...
- I Still Miss Someone
At my door the leaves are falling A cold wild wind has comeSweethearts walk by togetherAnd I still miss someoneI go out on a partyAnd look for a little funBut I find a darkened cornerbecause I still miss someoneOh, no...
- Johnny 99
Well they closed down the auto plant in Mahwah late that monthRalph went out lookin' for a job but he couldn't find noneHe came home too drunk from mixin'Tanqueray and wineHe got a gun shot a night clerk now they...
- Highway Patrolman
My name is Joe Roberts I work for the stateI'm a sergeant out of Perrineville barracks number 8I always done an honest job as honest as I couldI got a brother named Franky and Franky ain't no goodNow ever since we was...
- Highwayman
I was a highwayman.Along the coach roads I did rideWith sword and pistol by my sideMany a young maid lost her baubles to my tradeMany a soldier shed his lifeblood on my bladeThe bastards hung me in the spring of...
- That Ragged Old Flag
I walked through a county courthouse squareOn a park bench, an old man was sittin' there.I said,"Your old court house is kinda run down,"He said,"Naw, it'll do for our little town."I said,"Your old flag pole is leaned...
- It Ain't Me, Babe
Go away from my windowLeave at your own chosen speedI'm not the one you want, babeI'm not the one you needYou say you're lookin' for someoneWho's never weak but always strongTo protect you and defend youWhether you...
- Sunday Morning Coming Down
Well, I woke up Sunday morning With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt. And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, So I had one more for dessert. Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes And found my...
- Flesh And Blood
Beside a singin' mountain stream where the willow grewWhere the silver leaf of maplesparkled in the mornin' dewI braided twigs of willowsMade a string of buckeye beads;But flesh and blood needs flesh And bloodAnd...
- Cry, Cry, Cry
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down.I think you only live to see the lights of town.I wasted my time when I wouldn't try, try, try.When the lights have lost their glow you're gonna cry,cry, cry.I lie...
- Girl From The North Country
Well, if you're travelin' in the north country fair,Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline,Remember me to one who lives there.She once was a true love of mine.Well, if you go when the snowflakes storm,When the...
- Daddy Sang Bass
I remember when I was a ladTimes were hard and things were badBut there's a silver linin' behind ev'ry cloudJust four people that 's all we wereTryin' to make a livin' out of black-land dirtBut we'd get together in a...
- Ring Of Fire
Love is a burnin' thing,And it makes a fiery ringBound by wild desire --I fell into a ring of fire.I fell into a burnin' ring of fire --I went down, down, downAnd the flames went higher,And it burns, burn, burns,The...
- What Is Truth
The old man turned off the radioSaid, "Where did all of the old songs goKids sure play funny music these daysThey play it in the strangest ways"Said, "it looks to me like they've all gone wildIt was peaceful back when...
- Frankie And Johnny
Framkie and Johnny were sweetheartsLordy how they did loveThey swore to be true to each otherAs true as the stars aboveHe was her manHe wouldn't do her wrongFranke went down to the cornerJust t get a bucket of beerShe...
- Cocane Blues
Early one morning while making the roundsI took a shot of cocaine and i shot my woman downI went right home and I went to bedI stuck that lovin' .44 beneath my headGot up next morning and I grabbed that gunTook a shot...
- Big Bad John
Every mornning at the mine, you could see him arrive.He stood 6 foot 6, weighed 245.Kind of broad at the shoulders, narrow at the hip.And everybody knew you didn't give no lip to Big John.Big JohnBig JohnBig Bad...
- I Walk The Line
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine,I keep my eyes wide open all the time,I keep the ends out for the ties that bind,Because you're mine, I walk the line.I find it very, very easy to be true,I find myself alone...
- Wrinkled, Crinkled, Wadded Dollar Bill
I've got a lot of blues on my mindAnd at least a million miles behind meAnd all that I've got between meAnd paupers hillIs a wrinkled, crinkled, wadded dollar bill.Lake Michigan wind sure is coldAnd I need me a jacket...
- Oney
I dedicate this song to the workin' manFor ever' mabn that puts in a hardEight or ten hours a day of work and toil and sweatAlways got somebody lookin' down his neckTryin' to get more out of 'imThan he really ought to...
- Rawhide
Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'Rawhide!Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'Though the streams are swollenKeep them doggies rollin',RawhideRain and wind and weatherHell...
- Bad News
Ha ha ha come on bad news ha haWell bad news travels like wildfire, good news travels slowThey call me Ol' Wildfire, 'cuz everybody knowsThat I'm bad news, everywhere I goAlways gettin' in troubleAnd leaving little...
- Understand Your Man
Don't call my name out your window, I'm leavin' --I won't even turn my head.Don't sent your kinfolk to give me no talkin' --I'll be gone, like I said.You'd just say the same old thingsThat you be sayin' all along,Just...
- Hurt
I hurt myself today,to see if i still feel,I focus on the pain,the only thing thats real,The needle tears a hole,the old familiar sting,try to kill it all away,but I remember everything,(Chorus)what have I become,my...
- The One On The Left Is On The Right
There once was a musical troupeA pickin' singin' folk groupThey sang the mountain balladsAnd the folk songs of our land.They were long on musical abilityFolks thought they would go farBut political incompatibility,...
- Ghost Riders In The Sky
An old cowboy went ridin out one dark and windy dayupon a ridge he rested as he went along his waywhen all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he sawplowin through the ragid skies and up a cloudy draw Their brands...
- The Gambler
About 20 years ago, on a train bound for nowhere,I met up with The Gambler; We were both too tired to sleep.So we took turns a starin' through the window at the darkness.Til' boredom overtook us and he commenced to...
- Mean Eyed Cat
I give my woman half my money at the general storeI said, "Now buy a little groceries, and don't spend no more."But she gave ten dollars for a ten cent hatAnd bought some store bought cat food for a mean eyed cat.When...
- The Wanderer
I went out walking through the streets paved with goldLifted some stones, saw the skin and bonesOf a city without a soulI went out walking under an atomic skyWhere the ground won't turn and the rain it burnsLike the...
- Matthew Twenty-Four (Is Knocking At The Door)
I heard on the radio there's rumors of warPeople getting ready for battleAnd there may be just one moreI heard about an earthquakeAnd the tool it took awayThese are the signs of the times we're in today.Matthew...
- Get Rhythm
Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues Hey, get rhythm when you get the bluesYes a jumpy rhythm makes you feel so fine It'll shake all the troubles from your worried mind,Get rhythm when you get the blues.Little...
- Boy Named Sue
My daddy left home when I was threeAnd he didn't leave much to Ma and meJust this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hidBut the meanest thing that he ever didWas before he...
- Cocaine Blues
EARLY ONE MORNIN' WHILE MAKIN' THE ROUNDS I TOOK A SHOT OF COCAINE AND SHOT MY WOMAN DOWNI WENT RIGHT HOME AND I WENT TO BEDI STUCK THAT LOVIN' 44 BENEATH MY HEAD.GOT UP NEXT MORNIN' AND I GRABBED THAT GUNTOOK A SHOT...
- The Rebel--Johnny Yuma
Johnny Yuma was a rebelHe roamed through the westAnd Johnny Yuma, the rebelHe wandered alone.He got fightin' madThis rebel ladHe packed no starAs he wandered farWhere the only lawWas a hook and a draw.The rebel,...
- Beans For Breakfast
I couldn't hear you for the TV, I didn't know you said goodbyeI saw your cancelled check for the airfare, didn't know flyin' got too highBeans for breakfast once again, hard to eat 'em from the can.I've run out of...
- Hey, Porter
Hey, Porter. Hey, Porter!Would you tell me the time?How much logerwill t be'Til we ross that Mason Dixon line?At daylight will you tell that engineer to slow it down:Or better still just stop the train'Cause I want to...
- Fushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart
From the back room of your life you swept me out dearIn the bredline of your dreams I lost my placeAt the table of your love I got to brush offAt the Indianapolis of your heart I lost the raceI've been washed down the...
- Folsom Prison Blues
I hear the train a comin'It's rollin' 'round the bend,And I ain't seen the sunshine,Since, I don't know when,I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,And time keeps draggin' on,But that train keeps a-rollin',On down to San...
- Rock Island Line
(SPOKEN)Now this here's a story about the Rock Island LineWell the Rock Island Line she runs down into New OrleansThere's a big tollgate down there and you knowIf you got certain things on board when you go through...
- Mean As Hell
The devil in hell, we're told was chainedA thousand years he there remainedHe neither complain nor did he groan butWas determined to start a hell of his ownWhere he could torment the souls of menWithout being chained...
- The Little Drummer Boy
Come they told meour newborn King to seeOur finest gifts we bringto lay before the KingSo to honor him When we comeLittle BabyI am a poor boy too I have no gift to bring That's fit to give a KingShall I play for you...
- Danny Boy
Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling.From glen to glen and down the mountain side.The summers gone, and all the roses falling.Its you, Its you, must go, and I must bide.But come ye back when summer's...
- We'll Meet Again
We'll meet againDon't know whereDon't know whenBut I knowWe'll meet againSome sunny dayKeep smilin' thruJust like youAlways do'Til the blue skies driveThe dark cloudsFar awayAnd will you please say helloto the folks...
- Tear Stained Letter
I'm gonna write a tear stained letter,I'm gonna mail it straight to you.I'm gonna bring back to your mind,What you said about always bein' true.Bout our secret hidin' places;Bein' daily satisfied.I can see you sittin'...
- In My Life
There are places I'll rememberAll my lifeThough some have changedSome foreverNot for betterSome have gone and some remainAll these places have their momentsWith lovers and friendsI still can recallSome are dead and...
- Sam Hall
Well, my name it is Sam Hall, Sam Hall.Yes, my name it is Sam Hall; it is Sam Hall.My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all.An' I hate you, one and all:Damn your eyes.I killed a man, they said; so they...
- Hung My Heart
Early one morningWith time to killI borrowed Jebbs rifleAnd sat on a hillI saw a lone riderCrossing the plainI drew a bead on himTo practice my aimMy brothers rifle Went of in my handA shot rang outAcross the...
- Bridge Over Trouble Water
- Personal Jesus
Your own, personal, Jesussomeone to hear your prayers,someone who caresYour own, personal, Jesussomeone to hear your prayers,someone who's thereFeeling unknownand you're all alone,flesh and bone,by the telephone,lift...
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave To the night and the empty skies my love To the night and the empty skies The first time ever...
- Desperado
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?You been out ridin' fences for so long now.Oh, you're a hard one, But I know that you've got your reasons. These things that are pleasin' you, Can hurt you somehow.Don't...
- Streets Of Laredo
As I walked out on the streets of Laredo.As I walked out on Laredo one day,I spied a poor cowboy wrapped in white linen,Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay."I can see by your outfit that you are a cowboy."These...
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill?He sounds too blue to fly.The midnight train is whining low: I'm so lonesome I could cry.I've never seen a night so long,When time goes crawling by.The moon just went behind a cloud,To...
- The Man Comes Around
And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder: One of the four beasts saying: "Come and see." And I saw. And behold, a white horse. There's a man goin' 'round takin' names. An' he decides who to free and who to blame....
- Cat's In The Cradle
A child arrived just the other day,He came to the world in the usual way.But there were planes to catch and bills to pay,He learned to walk while I was away,And he was talking 'fore I knew it.And as he grew he'd say,...
- Farmer's Almanac
Well, the farmer prayed for a better year And the crops were good like the Lord did hearBut his barn burned down with winter nearThe answer came in white and black In the farmer's almanac, it says "If a man could half...
- Thirteen
Bad luck wind been blowin' at my backI was born to bring trouble to wherever I'm atGot the number 13 tattooed on my neckWhen the ink starts to itch, then the black will turn to redI was born in the soul of miseryNever...
- The Beast In Me
The beast in meIs caged by frail and fraglie barsRestless by dayAnd by night rants and rages at the starsGod help the beast in meThe beast in meHas to learn to live with painAnd how to shelter from the rainAnd in the...
- Let The Train Blow The Whistle
I don't wnt no aggravationWhen my train has left the stationIf you're there or not, I may not even knowHave a round and rememberThings we did that weren't so tenderLet the train blow the whistle when I goOn my guitar...
- The Man Who Couldn't Cry
There once was a man who just couldn't cryHe hadn't cried for years and yearsNapalmed babies and the movie Love StoryFor instance could not produce tearsAs a child he had cried as all children willThen at some point...
- Like A Soldier
With the twlight colors fallingAnd the evening laying shadowsHidden memories come stealing from my mindAs I feel my heart beating outThe simple joy of livingI wonder how I ever was that kindBut the wild road I was...
- Redemption
From the hands it came downFrom the side it came downFrom the feet it came downAnd ran to the groundBetween heaven and hellA teardrop fellIn the deep crimson dewThe tree of life grewAnd the blood gave lifeTo the...
- I See A Darkness
Well, you're my friendAnd you can seeMay times we've been out drinkingMany times we've shared our thoughtsDid you ever, ever notice, the kind of thoughts I gotWell you know I have a love, for everyone I knowAnd you...
- Wayfaring Stranger
I'm a poor wayfaring strangerWhile traveling thru this world of woeYet there's no sickness, toil, or dangerIn that bright world to which I goI'm going to see my FatherI'm going there no more to roamI'm only going over...
- Mary Of The Wild Moors
Was on one cold winter's nightAnd the wind blew across the wild moorPoor Mary come wand'ring with a baby in her armsAnd she stopped at her own father's door.Oh, father, oh father, she driedCome down and open the...
- Solitary Man
Belinda was mine 'til the time that I found herHoldin' JimAnd lovin' himThen Sue came along, loved me strong, that's what I thoughtBut me and Sue,That died, too.Don't know that I will but until I can find meA girl...
- Five Feet High And Rising
My mama always taught me that good things come from adversity if we put our faith in the Lord.We couldn't see much good in the flood waters when they were causing us to leave home,But when the water went down, we...
- Wanted Man
Wanted man in California,Wanted man in BuffaloWanted man in Kansas City,Wanted man in OhioWanted man in Mississippi,Wanted man in ol' CheyenneWherever you might look tonight you might see this wanted manI might be in...
- Man In Black
Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,Why you never see bright colors on my back,And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.I wear the black for...
- The Wreck Of The Old '97
Well, they gave him his orders in Monroe, Virginan,Said:"Steve, you're way behind time,"This is not 38, this is Ol'97,"Put her into Spencer on time."Then he turned around and said to his black, greasy fireman,"Shovel...
- Starkville City Jail
Well, I left my mrel room, down at the Starkville Motel,The town had gone to sleep and I was feelin' fairly well.I strolled along the sidewalk 'neath the sweet magnolia trees;I was whistlin', pickin' flowers, swayin'...
- San Quentin
San Quentin, you've been livin' hell to me.You've hosted me since nineteen sixty threeI've seen 'em come and go and I've seen 'em dieAnd long ago I stopped askin' whySan Quentin, I hate every inch of you.You've cut me...
- I Won't Back Down
Well I won't back down, no I wont back downYou can stand me up at the gates of hellBut I won't back downGonna stand my ground, won't be turned aroundAnd I'll keep this world from draggin' me ownGonna stand my ground...
- Ain't No Good Chain Gang
Bet it ain't rainin' back home,Bet your sister's still on the phone.Bet Momma's in the kitchen, cooking fried chicken,Wishing that I hadn't done wrong.Yeah, Momma, don't you worry about it none though,Everything's...
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