Folsom Prison Blues

[kentuck]

[woofless]

1. Never could understand how a fella' could be convicted of murder

in Nevada, and be sentenced to do time in a California prison.

[red dog 1]

3. He never committed murder, despite the line "I shot a man in Reno, just to

watch him die"
He never served a prison sentence.
"Despite landing in jail seven times for misdemeanors, he stayed only one night on each stay."
(Wikipedia)

[woofless]

4. I don't mean Cash himself.

The character in the song commits a crime in Nevada and does time in Cali. Doesn't make sense to me. Just a mindless observation from one with way too much time on his hands. Cheers!

[red dog 1]

5. "Cash recounted how he came up with the line: 'But I shot a man in Reno,

just to watch him die.'"

CASH:
"I sat with a pen in my hand, trying to think up the worst reason a person could have for killing another person, and that's what came to mind."
(Wikipedia)

The spooky thing about that song is that when he recorded it at Folsom Prison, and sang that line, the inmates immediately whooped & hollered!

(It is a great album though)

[Brother Buzz]

2. Folsom Prison Blues/Pinball Wizard Shmoosh Up by Puddles Pity Party