Johnny Cash

[aquaman]

Need I say more? Should I? What if I did?
My name is Sue, How do you do?

[HEyHEY]

1. NOW YOU GONNA DIE!

[aquaman]

3. LOL

I love this man.....

[Hillary08]

7. I hit him once between the eyes

and he went down, but to my suprise
he came up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear!

LOL!

[Tuttle]

35. But who wrote 'Boy Named Sue'?

I just found out a week ago: it was Shel Silverstein!

AND - he wrote a sequel: anyone ever hear it?

Tut-tut (scroll down)










































It is called 'Father of a Boy Named Sue' - a Kurosawa-eque switch of perspective that becomes a bizarre Oedipal NAMBLA ode by the end (I'm not making this up!)

[Floogeldy]

2. Johnny could kick the shit out of every pop star that preceded or followed

[aquaman]

5. with that...

My favorite picture ever of Johnny Cash, is.....

[chuckrocks]

14. got that poster in my bathroom

.

[RevolutionaryActs]

4. Johnny Cash and I were born on the same day, different years of course.

:7

[lpbk2713]

6. Hey, me too.

Jackie Gleason, Tony Randall, Fats Domino, Buffalo Bill as well.

[autorank]

8. Folsom Prison

[Elidor]

9. Delia, O Delia

Delia all my life
If I hadn't a shot poor Delia
I'd a had her for my wife

Delia's gone
One more round
Delia's gone

First time I shot her
I shot her in the side
Hard to watch her suffer
But with the second shot she died

She was low-down and triflin'
And she was cold and mean
Kind of evil made me wanna
Grab my sub-machine…

[RagingInMiami]

10. I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die

Best. Lyrics. Ever.

[aquaman]

12. I agree....

[Nomad559]

11. Desperado

http://www.apsv04.dsl.pipex.com/desperado.swf

[Bake]

13. I hurt myself today

To see if I could feel ...

Bake

[chuckrocks]

15. shot her down because she made me slow

i thought i was her daddy but she had five more

[enigmatic]

16. Cash Was God

Him and George Jones..

[dbt]

29. Earl Scruggs is God.

[autorank]

31. Earl Scruggs is God; Cash is son of God; Waylon Jennings is the Devil

...that's Devil as a compliment.

[WCGreen]

17. A story I heard in Nashville...

Seems old Merle Haggard and Johnny C were best of buddies in the late 60's early seventies. They would tour, sort of like the precursor to Waylan and Willie and the boys.

So while they were on a bus, somewhere in the southwest, Merle gets this vision of his home town, Muskogie OK. Of course they were on doin' the bennies and smoking the T. (That's what they called speed and pot, back in their day.) So he yells for the driver to stop the bus, stop the bus and he runs out in a field with his guitar and starts singing Okie from Muskogie. Well, JC cases him down and starts joinin in, both laughin' like crazy cause they were all fucked up and singin' about straight folk.

So Merle comes to his sense and tells JC not to tell anyone about the song. Well. the next night, JC introduces a new Merle Haggard song called Okie from Muskogie and starts playin' it. The crowd goes wild, being that they were redneck country music fans. They had just heard this anthem to their alternative lifestyle. Word spread fast and forever after, Merle was doomed to sing that song.....

Heard it from this session musician in Nashville. Don't know f it's true or not but at least I was entertained......

[B Calm]

18. I'M A WORRIED MAN (Johnny Cash)

I'M A WORRIED MAN (Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash
© '74 House Of Cash

Worried man worried man I'm a weary worried man
Hungry babies don't understand papa is a worried man

The place I used to draw my pay slammed the door on me today
And told me just to stay away and no come back again
I went back home to bring the news my woman saw that I had the blues
But she said the babies need new shoes and I'm a worried man

Worried man worried man...

Well there is no way that I can see that I can feed my family
Cause I don't own no money tree and very little lam
But I said mama don't you cry I'll get a job up fore the day's gone by
I don't know where though and that is why I'm a worried man

Worried man worried man...
Worried man worried man...

[B Calm]

19. MAN IN BLACK (Johnny Cash)

MAN IN BLACK (Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash
© '71 House Of Cash

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 sombre tone?
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town
I wear it for the prisoner
Who has long paid for his crime
But is there because he's a victim of the times.

I wear the black for those, who've never read
Or listened to the words, that Jesus said
About the road to happiness, through love and charity
Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.

Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose
In our streak-of-lightnin' cars and fancy clothes
But just so we're reminded of, the ones who are held back
Up front there oughta be a man in black.

I wear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones, whose bad trip left them cold
I wear the black in mournin', for the lives that could have been
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.

And I wear it for the thousands who have died
Believin' that the Lord was on their side
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died
Believin' that we all were on their side.

Well, there's things that never will be right, I know
And things need changin' ev'rywhere you go
But 'til we start to make a move, to make a few things right
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.

Aw! I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that ev'rything's OK
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
'Til things are brighter I'm the man in black.

[traco]

20. I went to one of his concerts before

tried to get to the stage to get his autograph but the crowd was too thick. He started to walk away and I jumped over the barricaid to get to him (they were using the rope type barricaid like they use in theaters)

He gave me his guitar pick, and his autograph, and I saved the ticket stub. I framed them all together!

I LOVE Johnny Cash!

[B Calm]

22. I'm not a big country music fan, but Johnny Cash songs were

stories about the average working man..

[traco]

24. I love his music

and his style! In my opinion, there is nobody better than Johnny Cash. :D

Edited to correct smiley

[B Calm]

25. Me too.. Have you heard the Story Tellers album with Willie N?

[traco]

38. No I haven't, but I will have to keep my eyes open for it!

I'll buy it as soon as I start working again!

[WCGreen]

21. My name is Sam Hall.......

Damn your eyes.......

[snoochie]

23. the original gangster

miss him terribly.

[Richard Steele]

26. "You wired me awake...

And hit me with a hand of broken nails...

You tied my lead
and pulled my chain,
to watch my blood begin to boil...

But I'm gonna break
I'm gonna BREAK my...
Gonna BREAK my rusty cage and RUN..."
............................................................

I was a toddler when I first heard Johnny, on the reel-to-reel my dad picked up on his r-n-r in japan in 1971...

And almost 40 years later, the man still MOVED me with his last album!

I turned 18 in 86, with a mohawk and a room full of Sex Pistols records...

When Johnny did that remake of "Personal Jesus", I finally found what I had been looking for!

POWER! Power so pure, it didn't need to yell or play electric guitar...POWER that could rock you with a whisper.

When I listen to Johnny doing 'Personal Jesus', I think I might understand how people felt when they heard a certain smelly little unemployed carpenter speaking 2000 years ago...

HE didn't yell very often, but I understand that HE really BELIEVED what he said also....

[B Calm]

27. ONE PIECE AT A TIME Johnny Cash

Well, I left Kentucky back in '49

An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line

The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadil- lacs

Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by

And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry

'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black.



One day I devised myself a plan

That should be the envy of most any man

I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand

Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired

But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired

I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand.



CHORUS

I'd get it one piece at a time

And it wouldn't cost me a dime

You'll know it's me when I come through your town

I'm gonna ride around in style

I'm gonna drive ever'body wild

'Cause I'll have the only one there is a-round.



So the very next day when I punched in

With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends

I left that day with a lunch box full of gears

Now I never considered myself a thief

But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece

Especially if I strung it out over several years.



The first day I got me a fuel pump

And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk

Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome

The little things I could get in my big lunchbox

Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks

But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home.



Now up to now my plan went allright

'Til we tried to put it all together one night

And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong.

The transmission was a '53

And the motor turned out to be a '73

And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone.



So we drilled it out so that it would fit

And with a little bit of help with an A-daptor kit

We had that engine runnin' just like a song

Now the headlight' was another sight

We had two on the left and one on the right

But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on.



The back end looked kinda funny too

But we put it together and when we got thru

Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin

About that time my wife walked out

And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts

But she opened the door and said "Honey, take me for a spin."



So we drove up town just to get the tags

And I headed her right on down main drag

I could hear ever'body laughin' for blocks around

But up there at the court house they didn't laugh

'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff

And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds.



CHORUS

I got it one piece at a time

And it didn't cost me a dime

You'll know it's me when I come through your town

I'm gonna ride around in style

I'm gonna drive ever'body wild

'Cause I'll have the only one there is around.



(Spoken) Ugh! Yow, RED RYDER This is the COTTON MOUTH

In the PYSCHO-BILLY CADILLAC Come on

Huh, This is the COTTON MOUTH

And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there RED RYDER

You might say I went right up to the factory

And picked it up, it's cheaper that way

Ugh!, what model is it



Well, It's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56

'57, '58' 59' Automo-bile

(Fade) It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67

'68, '69, '70 Automo-bile.

[dbt]

28. The True King Of Rock And Roll

I wish that I had Johnny Cash's Martin,
The only black one that they ever made.
I'd play Revolution just for startin'
And pick that Wildwood Flower in the shade.

:loveya:
dbt

[Taverner]

32. Ironic, huh?

Johnny Cash was a country performer who influenced Rock more than he did country.
Elvis was a rock performer who influenced Country more than he did Rock.

[jocal]

30. "Come in Stranger"

I first heard this sitting in a hotel bar in Oklahoma City many years ago. I was travelling for work a LOT and these words so resonated with me that I called my boss, quit my job on the spot, and caught the red-eye home that night. Johnny Cash saved my marriage and my relationship with my kids.

++++++++
She said: "Come in stranger, it's good to have you home.
I hurried thru 'cause I knew it was you,
when I saw your dog, waggin' his tail.
Honey, why didn't you let me know by mail?
You've been gone so long"

She said: "Come in stranger, I know you're weary from all your miles.
Just sit right there in your easy chair,
and tell me all about the places you've been,
how long it'll be before you leave again.
I hope it's a long, long while."

She said: "Come in stranger, everything 'round home is fine.
I've watched and I've waited for you to get back,
and I missed you all the time."

She said: "Come in , stranger, Oh how I need you when you're gone. I walk the floor and I watch the door
and when I lie awake and wonder where you can be,
I'd give anything to have you here with me.
I get so lonesome all alone."

She said: "Come in, stranger, and won't you listen to my plea.
Stay long enough, so that the one I love,
Is not a stranger to me.

++++++

Timeless....

[cruadin]

33. There will not be another like Johnny Cash.

[B Calm]

34. Johnny had the ability to attract country and rock fans..

[RetroLounge]

36. 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 through my closet for my clothes,
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
An' I shaved my face and combed my hair,
An' stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.

I'd smoked my brain the night before,
On cigarettes and songs I'd been pickin'.
But I lit my first and watched a small kid,
Cussin' at a can that he was kicking.
Then I crossed the empty street,
'n caught the Sunday smell of someone fryin' chicken.
And it took me back to somethin',
That I'd lost somehow, somewhere along the way.

On the Sunday morning sidewalk,
Wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cos there's something in a Sunday,
Makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothin' short of dyin',
Half as lonesome as the sound,
On the sleepin' city sidewalks:
Sunday mornin' comin' down.

In the park I saw a daddy,
With a laughin' little girl who he was swingin'.
And I stopped beside a Sunday school,
And listened to the song they were singin'.
Then I headed back for home,
And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringin'.
And it echoed through the canyons,
Like the disappearing dreams of yesterday.

On the Sunday morning sidewalk,
Wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cos there's something in a Sunday,
Makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothin' short of dyin',
Half as lonesome as the sound,
On the sleepin' city sidewalks:
Sunday mornin' comin' down.


I love Johnny Cash. I grew up hearing his LP's on the Hi-Fi.

RL

[benny05]

37. Sunday Mornin' Comin' 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 cleanest dirty shirt.
Then I washed my face and combed my hair
And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.

I'd smoked my mind the night before
With cigarettes and songs I'd been picking.
But I lit my first and watched a small kid
Playing with a can that he was kicking.
Then I walked across the street
And caught the Sunday smell of someone frying chicken.
And Lord, it took me back to something that I'd lost
Somewhere, somehow along the way.

On a Sunday morning sidewalk,
I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cause there's something in a Sunday
That makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothing short a' dying
That's half as lonesome as the sound
Of the sleeping city sidewalk
And Sunday morning coming down.

In the park I saw a daddy
With a laughing little girl that he was swinging.
And I stopped beside a Sunday school
And listened to the songs they were singing.
Then I headed down the street,
And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringing,
And it echoed through the canyon
Like the disappearing dreams of yesterday.

On a Sunday morning sidewalk,
I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cause there's something in a Sunday
That makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothing short a' dying
That's half as lonesome as the sound
Of the sleeping city sidewalk
And Sunday morning coming down.

[hickman1937]

39. Kris Kristofferson wrote that.

And a whole lot more.

[hickman1937]

40. I LOVE THIS SONG.

Johnny Cash Lyrics - 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. Everybody won't be treated all the same. There'll be a golden ladder reaching down. When the man comes around.

The hairs on your arm will stand up. At the terror in each sip and in each sup. For you partake of that last offered cup, Or disappear into the potter's ground. When the man comes around.

Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers. One hundred million angels singin'. Multitudes are marching to the big kettle drum. Voices callin', voices cryin'. Some are born an' some are dyin'. It's Alpha's and Omega's Kingdom come.

And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree. The virgins are all trimming their wicks. The whirlwind is in the thorn tree. It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

Till Armageddon, no Shalam, no Shalom. Then the father hen will call his chickens home. The wise men will bow down before the throne. And at his feet they'll cast their golden crown. When the man comes around.

Whoever is unjust, let him be unjust still. Whoever is righteous, let him be righteous still. Whoever is filthy, let him be filthy still. Listen to the words long written down, When the man comes around.

Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers. One hundred million angels singin'. Multitudes are marchin' to the big kettle drum. Voices callin', voices cryin'. Some are born an' some are dyin'. It's Alpha's and Omega's Kingdom come.

And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree. The virgins are all trimming their wicks. The whirlwind is in the thorn tree. It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

In measured hundredweight and penny pound. When the man comes around.

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts, And I looked and behold: a pale horse. And his name, that sat on him, was Death. And Hell followed with him.