Johnny Cash Songs

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: Chris in Wheaton
Date: 13 Feb 06 - 01:44 PM

the new benefit cd - Hands Across the Water - has a nice version of Johnny's Forty Shades of Green, done by Rodney C - the lyrics on most of the net sites are wrong, but Rodney may have changed a few - but I doubt there was ever a Nashville song before or after that mentioned draining bogs or gleaning thatch!! So some confusion may be understandable.

There's also a John and Fiona Prine song and a great Cerys Matthews song in Welsh and English!! You can listen to the cd in full at CMT.com.
Chris yn Wheaton

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: GUEST,PR
Date: 12 Feb 06 - 06:00 PM

Can anyone tell me who did the remake of Get Rhythm with Johnny Cash in the '90s? If you can please email me at [e-mail] I thought it was Lee Roy Parnell, but have not found it yet if it was.
Thanks

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: GUEST,headeast
Date: 29 Jan 06 - 03:54 PM

anyone know what the song is sung by JC

some of the words go "and John was allowed to look, looks like everything is going by the book" (about the Bible and the last days?) [Goin' by the Book]
Thanks

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: Louie Roy
Date: 29 Nov 05 - 01:01 PM

Thanksgiving Prayer was done on November 19, 1994, on "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman" by Johnny Cash who appeared in 4 episodes of this show. If you know of anyone who might have taped this show you can get it from them. I didn't Louie Roy

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: Louie Roy
Date: 29 Nov 05 - 11:29 AM

I have an MP3 of A Thanksgiving Prayer by William S Burroughs. I don't know if that is what you're looking for, but if you PM me your email address I'll email it to you and you can make up your own mind Louie Roy

Subject: RE: September when it comes guitar TABS
From: GUEST,Drew
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 07:36 PM

Anyone have guitar tabs for September When It Comes?

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: GUEST,cliff
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 08:51 AM

speaking of "Jackson"...does anyone have the chords

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: JennyO
Date: 02 Jan 05 - 08:17 AM

I agree with MG. That's what I always heard it as, too.

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: Kaleea
Date: 02 Jan 05 - 01:28 AM

When Mr. Cash sang, you knew that his songs came from deep within him.
   Anybody read the book about him? What is it: "A Man Called Cash" maybe?

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: Once Famous
Date: 01 Jan 05 - 07:13 PM

Guest Bob

I always heard it as:

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, etc.

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: GUEST,Sidewinder
Date: 01 Jan 05 - 05:46 PM

My favourites are Hurt (the cover of the 9-inch nails song) which is a fitting swansong for "the man in black". I also love "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" which I think Kris Kristofferson wrote, a mesmerising performance from one of the all-time greats. One Piece at a Time - I could go on, but I'll leave it at that for now!

Best Wishes

Sidewinder.

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: GUEST,beetle
Date: 01 Jan 05 - 03:54 PM

"Jackson" was written by Billy Ed Wheeler.

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: pdq
Date: 01 Jan 05 - 01:42 PM

"Jackson", done with his wife June Carter

Subject: RE: Johnny Cash Songs
From: GUEST,Bob
Date: 01 Jan 05 - 01:35 PM

Song lyric: "We got married in a fever, hotter than a ?????????, ever since the fire went out. Yeah, I'm going to ????????" Please help - and name of the song [Jackson]- Thanks Bob

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 30 Sep 04 - 09:45 PM

No doubt about it - he was a great songwriter and his songs have helped me earn a living.

But what drew me to him was the 1970's. Everybody in England was going Celtic. The DADGAD guitars , the jigs and reel, the agonised quavering vocals with Walter Gabriel accents and we were told this was our lot as English folk singers and this is what we had to sing if we wanted to be welcome in English folk clubs.

And the songs......they were all about being a victim. The cruel landlord, the cruel redcoat soldier - they came round and give us a good hiding, then they transported us for doing sod all, and tomorrow we were all going to be hanged......and so it went on.

I was living in Birmingham at the time and one night I went to an Irish club - prepared for the worst, if you got asked out for dinner the inevitable background music was The Chieftains playing a 25 minute lament.

And there in this club was country music. The Showband scene had fallen apart in Ireland and there loads of brilliant Irish musicians who could play as well as any Nashville cats, playing their hearts out in the country music clubs. they all had fantastic instruments -fender tellys and fender twins. They were so good.

Inevitably they told you about their heroes who seemed to be Willie, Waylon, Moe Bandy, Johnny Paycheck - but they all loved Johnny Cash.

And you could see why. here was this voice that conveyed that epic sense of self. I am the Captain of my soul, master of my fate, hello I'm Johnny Cash. I've been knocked down by life, but I have dignity. I'm a victim but I'll bust your lip if you try to make feel like one.....thank god for Johnny Cash.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: wilbyhillbilly
Date: 30 Sep 04 - 04:51 PM

Did a Google search and came up with this, hope it helps


As for the featured song, it is "Thanksgiving Prayer," also known as "I'm Thanking the Lord He Made You," with words and music by Johnny Cash and Josef Anderson.

A commercially available recording of this track is not easy to come by, but I did learn of one import CD that has it: "Johnny Cash — Unsurpassed American Masters" (OTA-007).

Best of luck

whb

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From:
Date: 30 Sep 04 - 04:30 PM

Please can you tell where I might locate a copy of a song by Johnny Cash that is either entitled "Thanksgiving Song" [Thanksgiving Prayer] or "Thank God He made you." It is the most beautiful song but I have been looking for over 2 years for a CD or tape with the song and cannot find it.

I would appreciate information as to where I might obtain a copy.

Thanks so much for any assistance.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Amos
Date: 27 May 04 - 11:50 AM

WHat eerie and strange lyrics!

A

Subject: Lyr Add: SEPTEMBER WHEN IT COMES (Rosanne Cash)
From: Rain Dog
Date: 27 May 04 - 08:02 AM

Is this what you are looking for?

SEPTEMBER WHEN IT COMES
Words and music by Rosanne Cash & John B. Leventhal
As recorded by Rosanne Cash & Johnny Cash on Rosanne’s album “Rules of Travel” (2003)

There’s a cross above the baby’s bed, a savior in her dreams,
But she was not delivered then and the baby became me.
There’s a light inside the darkened room, a footstep on the stair,
A door that I forever close to leave those memories there.
So when the shadows lengthen into an evening sun,
First, there’s summer, then I’ll let you in, September when it comes.

I plan to crawl outside these walls, close my eyes, and see,
And fall into the heart and arms of those who wait for me.
I cannot move a mountain now; I can no longer run.
I cannot be who I was then; in a way, I never was.
I watch the clouds go sailing; I watch the clock and sun.
Oh, I watch myself depending on September when it comes.

When the shadows lengthen and burn away the past,
They will fly me like an angel to a place where I can rest.
When this begins, I’ll let you in, September when it comes.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From:
Date: 27 May 04 - 01:28 AM

Need the lyrics to "That Old Wheel" (gonna roll around once more) and "September When It Comes". Think maybe Rosanne has a recording of the last one. Can anybody help? Thanks

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: GUEST,Mary V.
Date: 21 Oct 03 - 06:39 PM

One of my favorites is Johnny and June singing
Waiting on the Far Side Banks of Jordan.....
it's on a c.d. called PRESS ON....
It's one of their later c.d.s

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Wotcha
Date: 21 Oct 03 - 12:07 PM

Now that he is gone, his final work even more poignant. The song "Hurt" has so much going on in it, that he has immortalized his own mortality ...

Cheers,

Brian

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Chris in Wheaton
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 12:51 PM

My all-time favorite is John's version of One More Ride on Marty Stuart's album - Doc Watson plays on the breaks and it really grooves.
Just incredible to think of the guys that recorded for Sam Phillips - I hope the music lives forever!
As I remember, John should also be remembered for his code-breaking skills while in the military.
Chris in Wheaton

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: wysiwyg
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 11:22 AM

Great, Gene! BTW, it's helpful, when you add a lyric, if you change the subject line of the post (see this one). Makes it easier to spot them when people search here.

~Susan

Subject: Lyr Add: RUN SOFTLY BLUE RIVER (Johnny Cash)
From: GUEST,Gene
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 11:14 AM

RUN SOFTLY BLUE RIVER
(Johnny Cash)
As recorded by Johnny Cash on "The Fabulous Johnny Cash" (1958)

INTRO:
(Run softly, Blue River; my darlin's asleep.
Run softly, Blue River; run cool and deep.)

Run softly, Blue River; my darlin's asleep.
Run softly, Blue River; run cool and deep.

Oh, I thrill to her kisses and she thrills to mine.
Run softly while she sleeps and dreams for a time,
'Cause she dreams of tomorrow when she'll be my wife,
And I pray that as peaceful as you is our life,
And if your murmuring soothes me till I'm sleeping too,
Run softly, Blue River; we'll both dream with you.

REFRAIN:
(Run softly, Blue River; my darlin's asleep.
Run softly, Blue River; run cool and deep.)

REPEAT Verse

REFRAIN:
(Run softly, Blue River; my darlin's asleep.
Run softly, Blue River; run cool and deep.)

REPEAT REFRAIN & FADE:
(Run softly, Blue River; my darlin's asleep.
Run softly, Blue River; run cool and deep.)

Subject: Lyr Add: WINGS IN THE MORNING (Johnny Cash)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 10:03 AM

You can hear it at RECORD LADY, using the artist and song indexes to find and download the sound file. And please, support the Record Lady site if you can!

~Susan

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WINGS IN THE MORNING
Words and music by Johnny Cash
As recorded by Johnny Cash on "Bootleg Vol. VI: The Soul of Truth" (2012)

CHORUS: Wings in the mornin' and license to fly
Straight to the portals of nevermore-die.
Nevermore pain in them old achin' bones.
Wings in the mornin' to carry us home.

My grandfather lived by the book all his life
On rich bottomland with twelve kids and a wife.
He never saw TV nor rode a jet plane,
But he knew that heaven was holdin' his claim. CHORUS

The salt of the earth, yet with faith in the Lord,
They all got together in that one accord,
And what could be greater than God's guarantee
That we can have heaven for eternity? CHORUS

Rocks in the road and we stumble and fall;
Light's gettin' low so we don't see at all!
But I promise you, on that gettin'-up day,
Wings in the mornin' and we'll fly away. CHORUS


SH

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: GUEST,James
Date: 20 Oct 03 - 09:56 AM

I love Johnny Cash. Next in Line is one of my all-time favourites. Wasn't Big River originally released as the B side of Ballad of a Teenage Queen? And wasn't Get Rhythm the B side of I Walk the Line. I love his new stuff and his version of Cohen's Bird on a Wire is wonderful. I used to own the Ride This Train Album..is it available on CD?

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: FIELD OF DIAMONDS (Johnny Cash)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 17 Oct 03 - 11:46 PM

FIELD OF DIAMONDS
Words and music by Johnny Cash and Jack Wesley Routh
As recorded by Johnny Cash on "American III: Solitary Man" (2000)

  INTRO:  C
  
  VERSE:
         C                F       C
        FIELD OF DIAMONDS IN THE SKY
         C                    G      C
        WORLDS ARE WHIRLING RIGHT ON BY
         C                 F     C
        ARE YOU WONDERING WHO AM I
         C                G       C
        FIELD OF DIAMONDS IN THE SKY
  
  
  BREAK:
           Bb                      C
        AM I JUST A STAR IN SOME CROWN
                Bb                   C     D     G
        OR SOMEONE'S LIFE SUN GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN
  
  VERSE:
        FIELD OF DIAMONDS IN THE SKY
        SILENT BEAUTY SHINING HIGH
        ARE YOU TEARS THE ANGELS CRY
        FIELD OF DIAMONDS IN THE SKY
  
  INSTRUMENTAL:
        GUITAR 1 CAN PLAY THE CHORDS TO THE VERSE AND BREAK
  
        GUITAR 2 PLAYS THE FOLLOWING: (IMPROVISE A LITTLE)
  
        E ------------------------|-----------------------|
        B ------------------------|-----------------------|
        G ------------------------|-----------------------|
        D ------5-3-2-----2-------|------5-3-2-----2------|
        A --3-5-------3-5---5-3---|--3-5-------3-5---5-3--|
        E ------------------------|-----------------------|
  
        E ---------------------|-------------------------------|
        B ---------------------|-------------------------------|
        G ----3-3-3-3--5-3-5---|----3-3-3-3--5-3-4--4/7--7/12--|
        D ---------------------|-------------------------------|
        A --3------------------|--3----------------------------|
        E ---------------------|-------------------------------|
  
  VERSE:
        FIELD OF DIAMONDS IN THE SKY
        LIKE THE NIGHT YOU PASS ME BY
        I COULD TOUCH YOU IF I TRY
        FIELD OF DIAMONDS IN THE SKY
  
  BREAK:
        AM I JUST A STAR IN SOME CROWN
        OR SOMEONE'S LIFE SUN GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN
  
  VERSE:
        FIELD OF DIAMONDS IN THE SKY
        SILENT BEAUTY SHINING HIGH
        ARE YOU TEARS THE ANGELS CRY
        FIELD OF DIAMONDS IN THE SKY
  
  OUTRO:
        INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY THE CHORDS TO ONE VERSE AND FADE OUT.
  

  
  
  Source: Cowpie
  http://www.roughstock.com/cowpie/cowpie-songs/c/cash_johnny/field_of_diamonds.crd
  
  SH 




	

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: 53
Date: 29 Sep 01 - 10:10 PM

has anybody ever seen the movie inwhich johhny cash played a small town sheriff and that andy griffith played the bad guy, it was a great movie but i can't remember the name of the movie, help, bob

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Tiger
Date: 29 Sep 01 - 11:45 AM

Cute song, Marty.......

Written by "Cowboy Jack" Clement, who did production work for Townes Van Zandt and others.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: marty D
Date: 29 Sep 01 - 12:56 AM

I LOVE Ballad of a Teenage Queen! It may be the corniest song I sing and I even do the background vocals to myself (dream on dream on Teenage Queen) but not at the same time!

marty

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: 53
Date: 28 Sep 01 - 09:09 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: GUEST,Marc Bernier
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 02:09 PM

Thanks alot Tiger. This'll go over great.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 12:49 PM

The highway men were a true country super group. I saw them on Austin City Limits. They seemed to be so suited to each other that I suspect that one of the reasons they formed the group was that they could hang out together on the road.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: catspaw49
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 12:49 PM

Well Kendall, it gets to me.........

Spaw

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: kendall
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 12:37 PM

I dont know about anyone else, but, this gets to me!

Subject: Lyr Add: RAGGED OLD FLAG (Johnny Cash)
From: Tiger
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 10:29 AM

Here you are, Marc.

RAGGED OLD FLAG (A recitation, accompanied by music)
Words and music by Johnny Cash
As recorded by Johnny Cash on "Ragged Old Flag" (1974)

I walked through a county courthouse square,
On a park bench, an old man was sittin' there.

I said, "Your old courthouse is kinda run down."
He said, "Naw, it'll do for our little town."

I said, "Your ol' flagpole has leaned a little bit,
And that's a Ragged Old Flag you got hangin' on it."

He said, "Have a seat," and I sat down.
"Is this the first time you've been to our little town?"

I said, "I think it is." He said, "I don't like to brag,
But we're kinda proud of that Ragged Old Flag.

"You see, we got a little hole in that flag there
When Washington took it across the Delaware.

"And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key
Sat watchin' it writin' 'Say Can You See,'

"And it got a bad rip in New Orleans
With Packingham and Jackson tuggin' at its seams.

"And it almost fell at the Alamo
Beside the Texas flag, but she waved on, though.

"She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.

"There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, and Bragg,
And the south wind blew hard on that Ragged Old Flag.

"On Flanders Field in World War One
She got a big hole from a Bertha gun.

"She turned blood red in World War Two.
She hung limp and low a time or two.

"She was in Korea and Vietnam.
She went where she was sent by her Uncle Sam.

"She waved from our ships upon the briny foam,
And now they've about quit wavin' her back here at home.

"In her own good land here she's been abused.
She's been burned, dishonored, denied, and refused.

"And the government for which she stands
Is scandalized throughout the land.

"And she's gettin' threadbare and wearin' thin,
But she's in good shape for the shape she's in.

"'Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more.

"So we raise her up every mornin', we take her down every night,
We don't let her touch the ground and we fold her up right.

"On second thought, I do like to brag,
'Cause I'm mighty proud of that Ragged Old Flag."

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: GUEST,Marc Bernier
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 08:41 AM

Would anyone know where I can find the words to Ragged Old Flag? That would be perfect for a gig I'm doing this weekend

Thanks Marc

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: GUEST,Nick
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 08:16 AM

Glenda -

Sure, makes perfect sense to play songs in as many keys as possible as an exercise - not to mention if you end up in a band with someone who wants to (can only!) sing Big River in Ab... !!

I'm going to throw in here a gratuitous plug for the Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson). They only made 3 albums (which is still one more than the Traveling Wilburys), but the third in particular (The Road Goes On Forever) is one of my favorite albums. And those four, before they ever got together as a band, were my primary musical influences for MANY years... Nick

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 07:59 PM

Now folks, before I say this, I like JC. As a matter of fact, when I lived in Nashville, we lived six houses down the road in a home built by one of the guys with Dr. Hook. We were the driveway where the tour buses turned and said, "No one of any importance lives here." In any case....

Ol' John has had some duds too, or at least some stuff that I much prefer by someone else. His rendition of "Lorena" is completely flat emotionally. He made a bit of a hit for Peter LaFarge's "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" that Paddy mentioned, but if you really want to hear that song, try Patrick Sky. Dylan fans may jump me here too, but the stuff on Dylan's "Nashville Skyline" like "Lay, Lady, Lay," really sucks wombat peckers. And that turn he and June did on the 30th Anniversary Dylan tribute was embarrassing. Johnny sang in one key, June sang harmony in a different key and the band was playing in a third key altogether.

That said, the series of albums he is doing now is beautiful in its simplicity and natural feel. Wonderful stuff!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: kendall
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 07:11 PM

I've always liked JC. He is different. The first album I ever heard had such gems as Old Apache Squaw.
and..leave him there and let him die, I can't stand to hear him cry for water. (don't remember the name of this one) [Hank and Joe and Me]
Who's gonna cry when old John dies? Who's gonna cry when Old John dies? [The Caretaker] Does anyone remember this album? goes back to the '50s or very early 60's.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: 53
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 06:15 PM

I like the album he recorded live at Folsom Prison, and the one he did at San Quentin the one that A Boy Named Sue came off of. bob

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Tiger
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 05:48 PM

Love to see the Cash fans come out - followed him since the mid-50's and do a lot of his songs.

Someday, hopefully many, many years from now, I'd like to do a Cash memorial show to show my appreciation.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Clifton53
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 05:39 PM

Johnny Cash had a television show here in the states some years ago, when he was at his peak of popularity. I was a teen-ager and would stay home that night instead of going out with my friends. They never understood it!

He always had musical guests also, and not all mainstream country acts. I believe, though I can't recall fully, he had Bob Dylan on there.

I've always admired the way he has taken his own road.

Clifton

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: GUEST,Paddy(1)
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 04:56 PM

Can't believe this thread! - love it

Johnny Cash wrote Forty Shades of Green prior to (or during) a visit some years back. Someone changed the words to suit a girl singer ("so brawny and so brown" instead of "as soft as eiderdown" etc.)

No one mentioned Tennessee Flat-Top Box or Without Love (not to mention The Ballad of Ira Hayes).

Paddy(1)

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: RangerSteve
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 04:55 PM

I Still Miss Someone is one of those rare C&W songs that I can identify with. And it works great with clawhammer banjo. So does Ballad of a Teenage Queen - a perfect old-time stringband tune.

Since there are so many Cash fans here, can someone supply me with the lyrics for a song called "Run Softly Blue River"? I think one of the lines is something like "Roll on, you Blue River, my darling's asleep". It's definitely a Carter Family-influenced song.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Clifton53
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 04:43 PM

Ah yes, "Tell the gossipers and liars, I will see them in Hell's fires...." I listened to that very tape today coming home from work. "Drive On" is also a favorite of mine, I am awed by the power in that 3 verse song.

Clifton

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Aidan Crossey
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 04:37 PM

Delia's Gone and Let the Train Blow the Whistle (When I Go) from "American Recordings" ... two great snarling pieces of Cash genius.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: Bert
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 03:48 PM

Ballad of a Teenage Queen was great. It's surprising it isn't heard more, maybe it's a bit too goody-goody for rebellious teens.

Subject: RE: JOHNNY CASH SONGS
From: 53
Date: 26 Sep 01 - 03:14 PM

Has anybody heard Ballad of a Teenage Queen? bob