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Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash was and still is a vastly influential country music singer and songwriter. In a career that spanned almost five decades, Cash was the personification of country music to many people around the world, despite his distaste for the Nashville mainstream. Yet, Cash was a musician who transcended genre. His diversity was evidenced by his presence in three major music halls of fame: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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The Ways Of A Woman In Love
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Bill Justis
Charlie Rich
THEMES
Love
Sadness
Memories/Nostalgia
GENRES
Country and Western
Rock 'n' Roll
YEAR
1958
You've cut out your dancing
And you never see a show
Friends drop by to pick you up
And you hardly ever go
It seems your head in in the clouds above
You've got the ways of a woman in love
I walk by your house at night
In the hopes that I might see
The guy who's got you in a spin
I wish that guy was me
I don't know why it's you I'm dreamin' of
You've got the ways of a woman in love
Many is the night
I've stayed awake and cried
Now you'll never know how much
You've hurt my foolish pride
I recall your kisses
The times I held you tight
Now when I come to see you
You're sittin' in the light
Missing all the things that we dreamed of
You've got the ways of a woman in love
Many is the night
I've stayed awake and cried
Now you'll never know how much
You've hurt my foolish pride
I recall your kisses
The times I held you tight
Now when I come to see you
You're sittin' in the light
Missing all the things that we dreamed of
You've got the ways of a woman in love
You've got the ways of a woman in love
And you never see a show
Friends drop by to pick you up
And you hardly ever go
It seems your head in in the clouds above
You've got the ways of a woman in love
I walk by your house at night
In the hopes that I might see
The guy who's got you in a spin
I wish that guy was me
I don't know why it's you I'm dreamin' of
You've got the ways of a woman in love
Many is the night
I've stayed awake and cried
Now you'll never know how much
You've hurt my foolish pride
I recall your kisses
The times I held you tight
Now when I come to see you
You're sittin' in the light
Missing all the things that we dreamed of
You've got the ways of a woman in love
Many is the night
I've stayed awake and cried
Now you'll never know how much
You've hurt my foolish pride
I recall your kisses
The times I held you tight
Now when I come to see you
You're sittin' in the light
Missing all the things that we dreamed of
You've got the ways of a woman in love
You've got the ways of a woman in love
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The Wind Changes
Johnny Cash
- Credits
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WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Inspirational
Happiness
Weather
GENRES
Rock 'n' Roll
Country and Western
YEAR
1968
Yes the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
Yes the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
Away like a bird you have flown
And upon a wild wind you were blown
Where you're bound I don't know nor the way that you go
But the wanderlust beckons you on
But the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
Yes the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
The wind sings its song in the tree
But the wind's song is never for me
When followin' your tracks the wind's at your back
Makin' whirlwinds where you used to be
But the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
Yes the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
The wind quietly hides in the night
And it rises again with the light
But the days never fly, they're slow to go by
And like you, there's somethin' I can't fight
But the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
Yes the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
Yes the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
Away like a bird you have flown
And upon a wild wind you were blown
Where you're bound I don't know nor the way that you go
But the wanderlust beckons you on
But the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
Yes the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
The wind sings its song in the tree
But the wind's song is never for me
When followin' your tracks the wind's at your back
Makin' whirlwinds where you used to be
But the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
Yes the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
The wind quietly hides in the night
And it rises again with the light
But the days never fly, they're slow to go by
And like you, there's somethin' I can't fight
But the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
Yes the wind changes and one mornin' early
A good wind'll be blowin' for me
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The Wreck Of The Old 97
Johnny Cash
- Credits
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WRITERS
Johnny Cash
Norman Blake
Robert Johnson
THEMES
Places
Numbers
Transport
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1957
They gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
Said "Steve you're way behind time"
This is not 38 this is old 97
Put her into Spencer on time
Well he turned around and said to his big greasy fireman
"Hey, shovel on a little more coal"
And when we cross that White Oak Mountain
Watch old 97 roll
But it's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville
In a line on a three mile grade
It was on that grade that he lost his air brakes
see what a jump he made
He was goin' down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour his whistle broke into a scream
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle
Scalded to death by the steam
Now all you ladies you better take a warnin'
From this time on and learn
Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband
He may leave you and never return
Said "Steve you're way behind time"
This is not 38 this is old 97
Put her into Spencer on time
Well he turned around and said to his big greasy fireman
"Hey, shovel on a little more coal"
And when we cross that White Oak Mountain
Watch old 97 roll
But it's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville
In a line on a three mile grade
It was on that grade that he lost his air brakes
see what a jump he made
He was goin' down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour his whistle broke into a scream
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle
Scalded to death by the steam
Now all you ladies you better take a warnin'
From this time on and learn
Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband
He may leave you and never return
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There You Go
Johnny Cash
- Credits
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WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Love
Sadness
GENRES
Country and Western
Rock 'n' Roll
YEAR
1956
You're gonna break another heart, you're gonna tell another lie
Well here I am and there you go, you're gone again
I know you're gonna be the way you've always been
Breakin' hearts and tellin' lies is all you know
Another guy gives you the eye and there you go
There you go, you're gone again
I should have known, I couldn't win
There you go, you're by his side
You're gonna break another heart, you're gonna tell another lie
Because I love you so I take much more than I should take
I want you even though I know my heart is gonna break
You build me up and for a while I'm all a-glow
Then your fickle heart sees someone else and there you go
There you go, you're gone again
I should have known, I couldn't win
There you go, you're by his side
You're gonna break another heart, you're gonna tell another lie
Well here I am and there you go, you're gone again
I know you're gonna be the way you've always been
Breakin' hearts and tellin' lies is all you know
Another guy gives you the eye and there you go
There you go, you're gone again
I should have known, I couldn't win
There you go, you're by his side
You're gonna break another heart, you're gonna tell another lie
Because I love you so I take much more than I should take
I want you even though I know my heart is gonna break
You build me up and for a while I'm all a-glow
Then your fickle heart sees someone else and there you go
There you go, you're gone again
I should have known, I couldn't win
There you go, you're by his side
You're gonna break another heart, you're gonna tell another lie
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These Hands
Johnny Cash
- Credits
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WRITERS
Eddie Noack
THEMES
Body
Inspirational
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1962
These hands, ain't the hands, of a gentleman
These hands are calloused and old
These hands raised a family, these hands built a home
Now these hands raised to praise the Lord
These hands won the heart of my loved one
And with hers they are never alone
If these hands filled their task, what more could you ask
For these fingers have worked to the bone
Now don't try to judge me by what you might have me be
For my life my not have been your kind of success
While some people have power and still they grieve
These hands brought me happiness
Now I'm tired and gettin' old, I ain't got much gold
Well maybe things ain't been all that I planned
But God above, hear my plea, when it's time to judge me
Take a look at these hard, hard working
These hands are calloused and old
These hands raised a family, these hands built a home
Now these hands raised to praise the Lord
These hands won the heart of my loved one
And with hers they are never alone
If these hands filled their task, what more could you ask
For these fingers have worked to the bone
Now don't try to judge me by what you might have me be
For my life my not have been your kind of success
While some people have power and still they grieve
These hands brought me happiness
Now I'm tired and gettin' old, I ain't got much gold
Well maybe things ain't been all that I planned
But God above, hear my plea, when it's time to judge me
Take a look at these hard, hard working
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Train Of Love
Johnny Cash
- Credits
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WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Love
Transport
Sadness
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1956
Train of love's a-comin'
Big black wheels a-hummin'
People waitin' at the station
Happy hearts are drummin'
Trainman tell me maybe
Ain't you got my baby
Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
But everybody's baby but mine's comin' home
Now stop your whistle blowin'
'Cause I got ways of knowin'
You're bringin' other people's lovers
But my own keeps goin'
Train of love's deceivin'
When she's not gone she's leavin'
Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
But everybody's baby but mine's comin' home
Train of love's now hastin'
Sweethearts standin', waitin'
Here and there and everywhere
They're gonna be embracin'
Trainman tell me maybe
Ain't you got my baby
Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
But everybody's baby but mine's comin' home
Train of love's a-leavin'
Leavin' my heart grievin'
Bur early or late, I sit and wait
Because I'm still believin'
We'll walk away together
Though I may wait forever
Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
But everybody's baby but mine's comin' home
Big black wheels a-hummin'
People waitin' at the station
Happy hearts are drummin'
Trainman tell me maybe
Ain't you got my baby
Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
But everybody's baby but mine's comin' home
Now stop your whistle blowin'
'Cause I got ways of knowin'
You're bringin' other people's lovers
But my own keeps goin'
Train of love's deceivin'
When she's not gone she's leavin'
Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
But everybody's baby but mine's comin' home
Train of love's now hastin'
Sweethearts standin', waitin'
Here and there and everywhere
They're gonna be embracin'
Trainman tell me maybe
Ain't you got my baby
Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
But everybody's baby but mine's comin' home
Train of love's a-leavin'
Leavin' my heart grievin'
Bur early or late, I sit and wait
Because I'm still believin'
We'll walk away together
Though I may wait forever
Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
But everybody's baby but mine's comin' home
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Trouble In Mind
Johnny Cash
- Credits
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- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Richard M. Jones
THEMES
Body
Inspirational
Sadness
GENRES
Country and Western
Blues
YEAR
2003
Trouble in mind
Yes I'm blue
But I won't be blue always
Sun is gonna shine
In my back door someday
Trouble in mind
Yes it's true
I have almost lost my mind
Never had so much trouble
In my life before
If it don't stop
I'm going right on down to the river
I'm gonna to take my easy chair
And if the blues don't get me
I'm gonna rock on away from here
Trouble in mind
Yes it's true
I have almost lost my mind
Never had so much trouble
In my life before
If it don't stop
I'm going right on down to the river
I'm gonna to take my easy chair
And if the blues don't get me
I'm gonna rock on away from here
You better believe me
I'm trouble in mind
Oh yes it's true
I have almost lost my mind
Never had so much trouble
In my young life before
If it don't stop
I'm going right on down to the river
I'm gonna to take my easy chair
And if the blues don't get me
I'm gonna rock on away from here
Say it man, I'm trouble in mind
Yes I'm blue
But I just refuse to be blue always
The sun is gonna shine
In my back door someday
I said I it is, I know it is
Sun is gonna shine in my back door someday
Well I said that I believe that the
Sun is gonna shine in my back door someday
Oh, trouble in mind
Yes I'm blue
But I won't be blue always
Sun is gonna shine
In my back door someday
Trouble in mind
Yes it's true
I have almost lost my mind
Never had so much trouble
In my life before
If it don't stop
I'm going right on down to the river
I'm gonna to take my easy chair
And if the blues don't get me
I'm gonna rock on away from here
Trouble in mind
Yes it's true
I have almost lost my mind
Never had so much trouble
In my life before
If it don't stop
I'm going right on down to the river
I'm gonna to take my easy chair
And if the blues don't get me
I'm gonna rock on away from here
You better believe me
I'm trouble in mind
Oh yes it's true
I have almost lost my mind
Never had so much trouble
In my young life before
If it don't stop
I'm going right on down to the river
I'm gonna to take my easy chair
And if the blues don't get me
I'm gonna rock on away from here
Say it man, I'm trouble in mind
Yes I'm blue
But I just refuse to be blue always
The sun is gonna shine
In my back door someday
I said I it is, I know it is
Sun is gonna shine in my back door someday
Well I said that I believe that the
Sun is gonna shine in my back door someday
Oh, trouble in mind
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Two Timin' Woman
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Memories/Nostalgia
Love
Sadness
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1964
I woke up this morning in a terrible mood
Now you talk about a woman treatin' a good man rude
She had me talkin' to myself, gazin' at that mean ol' wall
She had another daddy waitin' down at the end of the hall
She changes with the weather like the leaves I recall
She blossoms in the spring, but then she's gone in the fall
A two timin' woman with a heart of solid stone
She tells me that she loves me, but her heart's a little under-grown
Well she said she'd never leave me, but she got the urge to roam
She drifts around the country like a steamboat on a foam
She never changes course, she just goes along that same ol' way
And I hope she keeps a driftin', rolls along back home someday
Cause if I ever find her, gonna chain her to the floor
And tell her now sit there woman, you ain't leavin' no more
I'm gonna tame you mama till you're eatin' from my hand
It's not that I don't love you honey It's just to make you understand
Yes I woke up this morning in a terrible mood
Now you talk about a woman treatin' a good man rude
She had me talkin' to myself, gazin' at that mean ol' wall
She had another daddy waitin' down at the end of the hall
Now you talk about a woman treatin' a good man rude
She had me talkin' to myself, gazin' at that mean ol' wall
She had another daddy waitin' down at the end of the hall
She changes with the weather like the leaves I recall
She blossoms in the spring, but then she's gone in the fall
A two timin' woman with a heart of solid stone
She tells me that she loves me, but her heart's a little under-grown
Well she said she'd never leave me, but she got the urge to roam
She drifts around the country like a steamboat on a foam
She never changes course, she just goes along that same ol' way
And I hope she keeps a driftin', rolls along back home someday
Cause if I ever find her, gonna chain her to the floor
And tell her now sit there woman, you ain't leavin' no more
I'm gonna tame you mama till you're eatin' from my hand
It's not that I don't love you honey It's just to make you understand
Yes I woke up this morning in a terrible mood
Now you talk about a woman treatin' a good man rude
She had me talkin' to myself, gazin' at that mean ol' wall
She had another daddy waitin' down at the end of the hall
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Understand Your Man
Johnny Cash
- Credits
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- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Inspirational
Sadness
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1964
Don't call my name out your window when I'm leavin'
I won't even turn my head
Don't sent your kinfolks, to give me no talkin'
I'll be gone, like I said
You'd just say the same old thing
That you be sayin' all along
Lay there in your bed and keep your mouth shut, till I'm gone
Don't give me that old familiar cryin', cussin' moan
Understand your man
Meditate on it
Understand your man
And you can give my other suit to the Salvation Army
And anything else I leave behind
I ain't takin' nothin' that'll slow down my travelin'
While I'm untangeling my mind
And I ain't gonna repeat what I said anymore
While I'm breathing air that ain't been breathed before
I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter
Then you'll understand your man
Hear me talking now honey?
Understand your man
Understand your man
Meditate on it
Understand your man
I won't even turn my head
Don't sent your kinfolks, to give me no talkin'
I'll be gone, like I said
You'd just say the same old thing
That you be sayin' all along
Lay there in your bed and keep your mouth shut, till I'm gone
Don't give me that old familiar cryin', cussin' moan
Understand your man
Meditate on it
Understand your man
And you can give my other suit to the Salvation Army
And anything else I leave behind
I ain't takin' nothin' that'll slow down my travelin'
While I'm untangeling my mind
And I ain't gonna repeat what I said anymore
While I'm breathing air that ain't been breathed before
I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter
Then you'll understand your man
Hear me talking now honey?
Understand your man
Understand your man
Meditate on it
Understand your man
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Walkin' The Blues
Johnny Cash
- Credits
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- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
Robert Lunn
THEMES
Memories/Nostalgia
Happiness
Clothing/Apparel
GENRES
Blues
Country and Western
YEAR
1958
Well I went down to the store, I got some brand new shoes
I told them make the leather tough, I gotta' walk the blues
Walkin' the blues, I'm walkin' the blues all day, all day
I'm wearin' out my shoes, but I'm walkin' the blues away
Well my baby's got a heart like the cold north wind
I'll walk until I find her, bring her back again
I'm walkin' the blues, walkin' the blues all day, all day long
I'm wearin' out my shoes, but I'm walkin' the blues away
Well now the man down at the station, he won't even talk
He said if you ain't got no money boy then you gotta walk
That's why I'm walkin' the blues, walkin the blues all day
I'm wearin' out my shoes, but I'm walkin' the blues away
I told them make the leather tough, I gotta' walk the blues
Walkin' the blues, I'm walkin' the blues all day, all day
I'm wearin' out my shoes, but I'm walkin' the blues away
Well my baby's got a heart like the cold north wind
I'll walk until I find her, bring her back again
I'm walkin' the blues, walkin' the blues all day, all day long
I'm wearin' out my shoes, but I'm walkin' the blues away
Well now the man down at the station, he won't even talk
He said if you ain't got no money boy then you gotta walk
That's why I'm walkin' the blues, walkin the blues all day
I'm wearin' out my shoes, but I'm walkin' the blues away
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Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
THEMES
Memories/Nostalgia
Inspirational
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1963
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble oh)
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
Were you there when they took him from the cross
Were you there when they took him from the cross
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble oh)
Were you there when they took him from the cross
(Were you there when they laid him in the tomb
(Were you there when they laid him in the tomb)
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble oh)
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb
Were you there when the stone was rolled away
Were you there when the stone was rolled away
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble oh)
Were you there when the stone was rolled away
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble oh)
Were you there when they crucified my Lord
Were you there when they took him from the cross
Were you there when they took him from the cross
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble oh)
Were you there when they took him from the cross
(Were you there when they laid him in the tomb
(Were you there when they laid him in the tomb)
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble oh)
Were you there when they laid him in the tomb
Were you there when the stone was rolled away
Were you there when the stone was rolled away
(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble, tremble oh)
Were you there when the stone was rolled away
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What Do I Care
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Happiness
Love
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1963
When I'm all through if I haven't been, what they think I should be
If the total isn't high enough, when they figure me
When I grow old if there's no gray from worry in my hair
What do I care, what do I care
What do I care just as long as you were mine in a little while
When the road was long and weary, you gave me a few good miles
What do I care if I miss a goal because I make a slip
I'll still be satisfied because I tasted your sweet lips
What do I care if I never have much money
And sometimes my table looks a little bare
Anything that I may miss is made up for each time we kiss
You love me and I love you so what do I care
What do I care just as long as you were mine in a little while
When the road was long and weary, you gave me a few good miles
What do I care if I miss a goal because I make a slip
I'll still be satisfied because I tasted your sweet lips
What do I care if I never have much money
And sometimes my table looks a little bare
Anything that I may miss is made up for each time we kiss
You love me and I love you so what do I care
If the total isn't high enough, when they figure me
When I grow old if there's no gray from worry in my hair
What do I care, what do I care
What do I care just as long as you were mine in a little while
When the road was long and weary, you gave me a few good miles
What do I care if I miss a goal because I make a slip
I'll still be satisfied because I tasted your sweet lips
What do I care if I never have much money
And sometimes my table looks a little bare
Anything that I may miss is made up for each time we kiss
You love me and I love you so what do I care
What do I care just as long as you were mine in a little while
When the road was long and weary, you gave me a few good miles
What do I care if I miss a goal because I make a slip
I'll still be satisfied because I tasted your sweet lips
What do I care if I never have much money
And sometimes my table looks a little bare
Anything that I may miss is made up for each time we kiss
You love me and I love you so what do I care
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When He Reached Down His Hand For Me
Johnny Cash
- Credits
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- Sheet Music
WRITERS
G.E. Wright
THEMES
Inspirational
Sadness
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1962
(When he reached down his hand for me)
Once my soul was astray from the heavenly way
I was wretched and vile as could be
But my Saviour in love gave me peace from above
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached way down for me
I was lost and undone without my God or his son
When he reached down his hand for me (for me)
I was near to despair when he came to me there
And he showed me that I could be free
Then he lifted my feet, gave me gladness complete
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached way down for me
I was lost and undone without my God or his son
When he reached down his hand for me (for me)
Once my soul was astray from the heavenly way
I was wretched and vile as could be
But my Saviour in love gave me peace from above
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached way down for me
I was lost and undone without my God or his son
When he reached down his hand for me (for me)
I was near to despair when he came to me there
And he showed me that I could be free
Then he lifted my feet, gave me gladness complete
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached way down for me
I was lost and undone without my God or his son
When he reached down his hand for me (for me)
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When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)
Johnny Cash
- Credits
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WRITERS
Tillman Franks
THEMES
Memories/Nostalgia
Weather
Places
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1965
I mushed from Point Barrel through a blizzard of snow
Been out prospectin' for two years or so
Pulled into Fairbanks, the city was a boon
So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon
When I walked in the door the music was clear
The prettiest voice I had heard in two years
The song she kept singin' would make a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below
It was red headed Lil that was singin' so sweet
I reached down and took the snowpacks off my feet
I reached for the gal that was singin' the tune
We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon
Where the caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug
We did our dance on a Kodiak rug
The song she kept singin' would make a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below
Well, I was as innocent as I could be
I didn't know that Lil was big Ed's wife to be
He took out his knife and he gave it a throw
When it's springtime in Alaska I'll be six feet below
Been out prospectin' for two years or so
Pulled into Fairbanks, the city was a boon
So I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon
When I walked in the door the music was clear
The prettiest voice I had heard in two years
The song she kept singin' would make a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below
It was red headed Lil that was singin' so sweet
I reached down and took the snowpacks off my feet
I reached for the gal that was singin' the tune
We did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon
Where the caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug
We did our dance on a Kodiak rug
The song she kept singin' would make a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska it's forty below
Well, I was as innocent as I could be
I didn't know that Lil was big Ed's wife to be
He took out his knife and he gave it a throw
When it's springtime in Alaska I'll be six feet below
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When Papa Played The Dobro
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Baby/Children
Memories/Nostalgia
Happiness
Places
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1960
[Spoken:]
Ride this train to any country fair in this land
Now here's a hard workin' happy people
Mrs Jones baked the finest pie for the contest this year
And Mr Brown's got the biggest fattest old sow you ever saw
And all the kids are eatin' popcorn and cotton candy
This is Chester, South Carolina and that year at the fair
My papa brought us all down in a wagon
And on the way down we picked up another family that lived up the creek
I was just a little boy, but I remember I kept askin' papa
How much farther is it, how much farther is it?
We had a young heifer tied to the wagon that papa just knew was gonna take first prize
I didn't have no doubt about that heifer winnin' first prize
But the main thing I was interested in
Was somethin' else papa had under his seat at the front of the wagon
And that was an old dobro that I thought papa played like nobody else in the world
I guess by real musical standards papa didn't know too much about music
But I'll tell you, that night at the fair
When he played in the dance band
I just had to stay awake and sit up there and listen to papa play the dobro
[Song:]
My papa was a hobo, when they delivered me
We didn't have a doctor cause he couldn't pay the fee
But when the goin' got too bad to ease his misery
Papa played the dobro this a way
And he'd go
When company would come around he kept the dobro hid
He knew he couldn't play the way the other players did
Why the guitar's resonator was a gallon bucket lid
But papa played the dobro this a way
And he'd go
Well now that papa's gone away it's hanging by the flue
The top of it's busted and the strings're rusty too
It won't ever sound the way that it did when it was new
When papa played the dobro this a way
And he'd go
Ride this train to any country fair in this land
Now here's a hard workin' happy people
Mrs Jones baked the finest pie for the contest this year
And Mr Brown's got the biggest fattest old sow you ever saw
And all the kids are eatin' popcorn and cotton candy
This is Chester, South Carolina and that year at the fair
My papa brought us all down in a wagon
And on the way down we picked up another family that lived up the creek
I was just a little boy, but I remember I kept askin' papa
How much farther is it, how much farther is it?
We had a young heifer tied to the wagon that papa just knew was gonna take first prize
I didn't have no doubt about that heifer winnin' first prize
But the main thing I was interested in
Was somethin' else papa had under his seat at the front of the wagon
And that was an old dobro that I thought papa played like nobody else in the world
I guess by real musical standards papa didn't know too much about music
But I'll tell you, that night at the fair
When he played in the dance band
I just had to stay awake and sit up there and listen to papa play the dobro
[Song:]
My papa was a hobo, when they delivered me
We didn't have a doctor cause he couldn't pay the fee
But when the goin' got too bad to ease his misery
Papa played the dobro this a way
And he'd go
When company would come around he kept the dobro hid
He knew he couldn't play the way the other players did
Why the guitar's resonator was a gallon bucket lid
But papa played the dobro this a way
And he'd go
Well now that papa's gone away it's hanging by the flue
The top of it's busted and the strings're rusty too
It won't ever sound the way that it did when it was new
When papa played the dobro this a way
And he'd go
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When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Eugene L. Clark
James Milton Black
THEMES
Inspirational
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1975
When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound and time shall be no more
And the morning breaks eternal bright and fair
When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore
And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun
Let us talk of all his wondrous love and care
Then when all of life is over and our work on earth is done
And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
And the morning breaks eternal bright and fair
When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore
And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun
Let us talk of all his wondrous love and care
Then when all of life is over and our work on earth is done
And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll, is called up yonder
When the roll is called up yonder I'll be there
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Who At My Door Is Standing
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Asa B. Everett
Mary B.C. Slade
THEMES
Inspirational
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1982
[Spoken:]
Through times of loneliness and heartbreak and despair and sadness
I've always found that a good song of inspiration
To lift me up, make me feel just a little bit better
[Song:]
Who at my door is standing
Patiently drawing near?
Entrance within demanding
Whose is the voice I hear?
Sweetly the tones are falling
Open the door for me
If thou wilt heed my calling
I will abide with thee
Who at my door is standing
Patiently drawing near?
Entrance within demanding
Whose is the voice I hear?
Sweetly the tones are falling
Open the door for me
If thou wilt heed my calling
I will abide with thee
Through times of loneliness and heartbreak and despair and sadness
I've always found that a good song of inspiration
To lift me up, make me feel just a little bit better
[Song:]
Who at my door is standing
Patiently drawing near?
Entrance within demanding
Whose is the voice I hear?
Sweetly the tones are falling
Open the door for me
If thou wilt heed my calling
I will abide with thee
Who at my door is standing
Patiently drawing near?
Entrance within demanding
Whose is the voice I hear?
Sweetly the tones are falling
Open the door for me
If thou wilt heed my calling
I will abide with thee
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Who Kept The Sheep
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
June Carter Cash
THEMES
Christmas/Seasonal
Animals
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1963
The shepherds afar left their flocks by night
Followed the new star by its heavenly light
Did the lambs fear the wolves did they lay down and sleep
Who kept the sheep, who kept the sheep
Did robbers not steal or did they fear the light
That the shepherds had followed night after night
Did they not stray did little lambs weep
Who kept the sheep, who kept the sheep
Under the new star the new Saviour lay
In his dim manger he lay on the hay
The shepherds that came had a vigil to keep
But who kept the sheep, who kept the sheep
Who kept the sheep, who kept the sheep
Followed the new star by its heavenly light
Did the lambs fear the wolves did they lay down and sleep
Who kept the sheep, who kept the sheep
Did robbers not steal or did they fear the light
That the shepherds had followed night after night
Did they not stray did little lambs weep
Who kept the sheep, who kept the sheep
Under the new star the new Saviour lay
In his dim manger he lay on the hay
The shepherds that came had a vigil to keep
But who kept the sheep, who kept the sheep
Who kept the sheep, who kept the sheep
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Why Do You Punish Me (For Loving You)
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Erwin King
THEMES
Dreams
Love
Time
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1960
Why do you punish me for loving you
You're counting my mistakes, how about yours?
Why do you sentence me to nights of tears?
Convicting all these dreams I've dreamed for all these years
My heart cries out behind these prison bars
It pleads to you for your true love to set it free
Why do you punish me, is love a crime?
If so I'll spend a lifetime loving, serving time
My heart cries out behind these prison bars
It pleads to you for your true love to set it free
Why do you punish me, is love a crime?
If so I'll spend a lifetime loving, serving time
You're counting my mistakes, how about yours?
Why do you sentence me to nights of tears?
Convicting all these dreams I've dreamed for all these years
My heart cries out behind these prison bars
It pleads to you for your true love to set it free
Why do you punish me, is love a crime?
If so I'll spend a lifetime loving, serving time
My heart cries out behind these prison bars
It pleads to you for your true love to set it free
Why do you punish me, is love a crime?
If so I'll spend a lifetime loving, serving time
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Wide Open Road
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Love
Transport
Sadness
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1964
Well, you said you had enough
You said that you were leavin'
I said, shove off honey, baby, I ain't grieving
Pack your bags and pull out this evening
There's a wide open road
On Saturday mornin' you were nowhere about it
So I seached the town, but you had done pulled out
I looked north, east and west and then a-leadin' south
I saw a wide open road
There's a wide open road
It's leading south from my abode
If you stick a round and turn your damper down
There's a wide open road
Well the reason I was looking for you all over town
Was to tell you that your kitty cat is still around
And you left your wedding ring when you went down
That wide open road
If you're gonna stay away, then honey let me know
How to cook hot biscuits, how to roll the dough
Everything's gone crazy since I told you to go
Down the wide open road
There's a wide open road
And honey, I want you to know
You can look down south or you can turn back home
And there's a wide open road
You said that you were leavin'
I said, shove off honey, baby, I ain't grieving
Pack your bags and pull out this evening
There's a wide open road
On Saturday mornin' you were nowhere about it
So I seached the town, but you had done pulled out
I looked north, east and west and then a-leadin' south
I saw a wide open road
There's a wide open road
It's leading south from my abode
If you stick a round and turn your damper down
There's a wide open road
Well the reason I was looking for you all over town
Was to tell you that your kitty cat is still around
And you left your wedding ring when you went down
That wide open road
If you're gonna stay away, then honey let me know
How to cook hot biscuits, how to roll the dough
Everything's gone crazy since I told you to go
Down the wide open road
There's a wide open road
And honey, I want you to know
You can look down south or you can turn back home
And there's a wide open road
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You Beat All I Ever Saw
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Body
Dreams
Love
Country/Nature
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1969
I've walked though every town, saw fortunes lost and found
And when your trail failed, I walked holes in both my soles
But I don't expect you back, you're somewhere making tracks
I crossed your burning bridges and walked through miles of sand
Met the lawless and the law, but you beat all I ever saw
I dreamed a million miles, about your eyes and smiles
I tried to love the best and to turn from all the rest
But I'd scan the skies for you and I only saw your hue
They drew away your mould, you were made of frozen gold
And your heart would never thaw, you beat all I ever saw
And when your trail failed, I walked holes in both my soles
But I don't expect you back, you're somewhere making tracks
I crossed your burning bridges and walked through miles of sand
Met the lawless and the law, but you beat all I ever saw
I dreamed a million miles, about your eyes and smiles
I tried to love the best and to turn from all the rest
But I'd scan the skies for you and I only saw your hue
They drew away your mould, you were made of frozen gold
And your heart would never thaw, you beat all I ever saw
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You Dreamer You
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Dreams
Love
GENRES
Rock 'n' Roll
Country and Western
YEAR
1968
(You dreamer you)
Well I dreamed I walked in a field of flowers (oh what a dream)
The houses all were silver towers (oh what a dream)
Beside the road an angel sat I said hello and tipped my hat
And stopped when I saw her smile and sat me down a while, I sat me down a while
(You dreamer you)
Well I tried the angel for a kiss (oh what a dream)
But she turned away and my lips missed (oh what a dream)
She said sir I'll have you know I met you just a while ago
You're welcome for to sit, but calm yourself a bit sir, calm yourself a bit
(You dreamer you, you dreamer you)
I fell in love like one, two, three (oh what a dream)
I asked the angel to marry me (oh what a dream)
She said sir I can't marry you, but I'm a dream that can come true
There are dreams of much my worth that live upon the earth sir, live upon the earth
(You dreamer you, you dreamer you)
Then I awoke and found my love (oh what a dream)
As heavenly as the one above (oh what a dream)
We'll marry in a sea of flowers, home will be a silver tower
There'll be heaven in my life with an angel for a wife, with an angel for a wife
(You dreamer you)
Well I dreamed I walked in a field of flowers (oh what a dream)
The houses all were silver towers (oh what a dream)
Beside the road an angel sat I said hello and tipped my hat
And stopped when I saw her smile and sat me down a while, I sat me down a while
(You dreamer you)
Well I tried the angel for a kiss (oh what a dream)
But she turned away and my lips missed (oh what a dream)
She said sir I'll have you know I met you just a while ago
You're welcome for to sit, but calm yourself a bit sir, calm yourself a bit
(You dreamer you, you dreamer you)
I fell in love like one, two, three (oh what a dream)
I asked the angel to marry me (oh what a dream)
She said sir I can't marry you, but I'm a dream that can come true
There are dreams of much my worth that live upon the earth sir, live upon the earth
(You dreamer you, you dreamer you)
Then I awoke and found my love (oh what a dream)
As heavenly as the one above (oh what a dream)
We'll marry in a sea of flowers, home will be a silver tower
There'll be heaven in my life with an angel for a wife, with an angel for a wife
(You dreamer you)
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You Remembered Me
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Memories/Nostalgia
Love
GENRES
Rock 'n' Roll
Country and Western
YEAR
1962
You were young and needed love and I was wild and free
But ev'ry time you said a prayer you said a prayer for me
By the ring upon your hand we vowed fidelity
There were times that I forgot but you remembered me
(There were times that I forgot but you remembered me)
You remembered only that wedding bells would ring
You remembered only to count the days till spring
You knew only love and honor but I couldn't see
I regret that I forgot cause you remembered me
(I regret that I forgot cause you remembered me)
I believed that promises were made to break apart
But ev'ry time I broke a vow I always broke your heart
So here's to you God bless you now wherever you may be
There were times that I forgot but you remembered me
(There were times that I forgot but you remembered me)
You remembered only that wedding bells would ring
You remembered only to count the days till spring
You knew only love and honor but I couldn't see
I regret that I forgot cause you remembered me
(I regret that I forgot cause you remembered me)
But ev'ry time you said a prayer you said a prayer for me
By the ring upon your hand we vowed fidelity
There were times that I forgot but you remembered me
(There were times that I forgot but you remembered me)
You remembered only that wedding bells would ring
You remembered only to count the days till spring
You knew only love and honor but I couldn't see
I regret that I forgot cause you remembered me
(I regret that I forgot cause you remembered me)
I believed that promises were made to break apart
But ev'ry time I broke a vow I always broke your heart
So here's to you God bless you now wherever you may be
There were times that I forgot but you remembered me
(There were times that I forgot but you remembered me)
You remembered only that wedding bells would ring
You remembered only to count the days till spring
You knew only love and honor but I couldn't see
I regret that I forgot cause you remembered me
(I regret that I forgot cause you remembered me)
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You Wild Colorado
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Country/Nature
Places
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1965
Oh you wild raging river, like my woman's lips you lure me
Pied piper of the desert, roll on to the sea
You're the same at noon or midnight and I follow where you go
But you're planning no returning, you wild Colorado
If I had no love of life I'd become part of your flow
But I fear the place you'd take me, you wild Colorado
Oh you wild raging river, from the fountains of the mountains
You ripple down the valleys, growing wide and swift and deep
With what power you cut your canyons, how long ago
You're as wayward as my woman, you wild Colorado
If I had no love of life I'd become part of your flow
But I fear the place you'd take me, you wild Colorado
Pied piper of the desert, roll on to the sea
You're the same at noon or midnight and I follow where you go
But you're planning no returning, you wild Colorado
If I had no love of life I'd become part of your flow
But I fear the place you'd take me, you wild Colorado
Oh you wild raging river, from the fountains of the mountains
You ripple down the valleys, growing wide and swift and deep
With what power you cut your canyons, how long ago
You're as wayward as my woman, you wild Colorado
If I had no love of life I'd become part of your flow
But I fear the place you'd take me, you wild Colorado
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You're My Baby
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Baby/Children
Love
GENRES
Rock 'n' Roll
Country and Western
YEAR
1954
I love that hair, long an' black
Hangin' down in the middle of your back
Don't cut it off whatever you do
I need it to run my fingers through
'Cause you're my baby, ah-ah, you're my sugar
Don't mean maybe, you're my baby
Got me a dollar that I saved
Saved it up for a rainy day
Everybody's callin' for bills that's due
But they don't catch me, I'll spend it on you
'Cause you're my baby, ah-ah, you're my sugar
Don't mean maybe, you're my baby
Got me a guitar, got a six strings
And a picker to make 'em ring
Every string's gotta know what to do
'Cause I'm gonna use 'em to serenade you
'Cause you're my baby, ah-ah, you're my sugar
Don't mean maybe, you're my baby
Well I had me a gal, she said she's mine
But she run around on me all the time
Now she's gone an' I'm glad we're through
'Cause I-I'm plum-flipped over you
'Cause you're my baby, ah-ah, you're my sugar
Don't mean maybe, you're my baby
Oh, baby-baby, yeah you're my baby
Well I don't mean maybe
You drive me crazy
I love you baby, you're my babydoll
Hangin' down in the middle of your back
Don't cut it off whatever you do
I need it to run my fingers through
'Cause you're my baby, ah-ah, you're my sugar
Don't mean maybe, you're my baby
Got me a dollar that I saved
Saved it up for a rainy day
Everybody's callin' for bills that's due
But they don't catch me, I'll spend it on you
'Cause you're my baby, ah-ah, you're my sugar
Don't mean maybe, you're my baby
Got me a guitar, got a six strings
And a picker to make 'em ring
Every string's gotta know what to do
'Cause I'm gonna use 'em to serenade you
'Cause you're my baby, ah-ah, you're my sugar
Don't mean maybe, you're my baby
Well I had me a gal, she said she's mine
But she run around on me all the time
Now she's gone an' I'm glad we're through
'Cause I-I'm plum-flipped over you
'Cause you're my baby, ah-ah, you're my sugar
Don't mean maybe, you're my baby
Oh, baby-baby, yeah you're my baby
Well I don't mean maybe
You drive me crazy
I love you baby, you're my babydoll
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You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven
Johnny Cash
- Credits
- Lyrics
- Sheet Music
WRITERS
Hoyt Johnson
Jim Atkins
Johnny Cash
THEMES
Love
Country/Nature
Body
GENRES
Country and Western
YEAR
1958
I have sailed the peaceful waters of the ocean deep and blue
I held my breath and watched the western sunsets golden hue
I've flown above the mountain peaks and valleys wide and green
But you're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen
You're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I have searched for happiness so long and far
But my search for love was through the day that I found you
Cause you're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I confess that I've been tempted by alluring magic charms
When the smile was flashed my way and stood before two open arms
But I turn and walk away because I love you like I do
You're the nearest thing to heaven darlin' you
You're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I have searched for happiness so long and far
But my search for love was through the day that I found you
Cause you're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I have watched the silver raindrops fall to earth to cool the day
Watched the rainbow at twilight when the clouds had blown away
I love the pretty flowers but he cannot buy their worth
But you're the nearest thing to heaven on this earth
You're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I have searched for happiness so long and far
But my search for love was through the day that I found you
Cause you're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I held my breath and watched the western sunsets golden hue
I've flown above the mountain peaks and valleys wide and green
But you're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen
You're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I have searched for happiness so long and far
But my search for love was through the day that I found you
Cause you're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I confess that I've been tempted by alluring magic charms
When the smile was flashed my way and stood before two open arms
But I turn and walk away because I love you like I do
You're the nearest thing to heaven darlin' you
You're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I have searched for happiness so long and far
But my search for love was through the day that I found you
Cause you're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I have watched the silver raindrops fall to earth to cool the day
Watched the rainbow at twilight when the clouds had blown away
I love the pretty flowers but he cannot buy their worth
But you're the nearest thing to heaven on this earth
You're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
I have searched for happiness so long and far
But my search for love was through the day that I found you
Cause you're the nearest thing to heaven yes you are
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