Intro 

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over folsom prison riff 


[Verso 1]

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Started out in Tennessee  in 1944 
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When the Doctor hollered "it's a girl"  my father hit the floor 
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Then he hit the bottle  and he signed his name  and he drove off in the Nash 
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Then when that sun came up again  he'd named me Johnny Cash    mmm-mmm 



[Verso 2]
 
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So at 22 I left my home  to Nashville I did go 
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To try to land me a little job had to earn myself some dough 
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I was workin'  in a diner  in a hairnet servin'  hash 
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And on my little apron   was embroidered Johnny Cash    mmm-mmm 


[Verso 3]

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I could've had my pick of men  if I'd been named Lucille 
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But when they saw my uniform  they just laughed and ate their meals 
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So I just drink my coffee black in back behind the trash 
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And curse that lousy drunkard who had named me Johnny Cash 

Instrumental 

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over folsom prison riff 


[Verso 4]

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And I walked the streets of Nashville  I was feelin' low and lost 
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Thought I'd go and change my name   no matter what it cost 
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I stood in line behind a man  who turned and in a flash 
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He said  my name is Sue and I said great I'm  Johnny Cash   mmm-mmm 


[Verso 5]

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Now me and Sue is married  with a little boy and girl 
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The boy was christened Jessica  and the girl was christened Earl 
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And when my Sue comes home from work it's up the stairs we dash 
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Cause I love to hear my little Susie say I love you Johnny Cash 

Outro 
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folsom riff