Johnny and Kris

Link: [Kris Kristofferson] & [Johnny Cash]

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Sunday Morning Comin’ Down

Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson

Well I woke upSunday mornin’

With no way to holdmy head

That didn’t hurt

And the beer I hadfor breakfast wasn’t bad

So I had one morefor dessert

Then I fumbled throughmy closet for my clothes

And found mycleanest dirty shirt

Then I washed myface

And combed my hair

And stumbled downthe stairs

To meet the day

I’d smoked my brainthe night before

On cigarettes

And the songs I’dbeen pickin’

But I lit my firstand watched a small kid

Cussin’ a can thathe was kickin’

Then I crossed the emptystreet

And caught theSunday smell of someone fryin’ chicken

And it took me backto somethin’

That I’d lost somehow

Somewhere

Along the way

On a Sunday mornin’sidewalk

Wishin’ Lord

I was stoned

‘Cause there’ssomethin’ in a Sunday

That makes a bodyfeel alone

And there’s nothin’short of dyin’

That’s half aslonesome as the sound

Of a sleepin’ citysidewalk

And Sunday mornin’comin’ down

In the park I saw adaddy

With a laughin’ littlegirl

Who he was swingin’

And I stoppedbeside a Sunday school

And listened to thesongs they were singin’

Then I headed back forhome

And somewhere faraway a lonely bell was ringin’

And it echoedthrough the canyon

Like a disappearin’dream of yesterday

On a Sunday mornin’sidewalk

Wishin’ Lord

I was stoned

‘Cause there’ssomethin’ in a Sunday

That makes a bodyfeel alone

And there’s nothin’short of dyin’

That’s half aslonesome as the sound

Of a sleepin’ citysidewalk

And Sunday mornin’comin’ down

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TFT: Johnny Cash

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Not every song thatwill be featured here will be what is generally considered as being “Christian”in the eyes of this world.  For some willbe anguished cries from the pit of despair, and others will be quite obviouslyferverent rants of rebellion. Nonetheless, be assured that they will all be of our Heavenly Father (inone way or another) and I hope that you have been given ears to hear themessage.

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Folsom Prison Blues

Johnny Cash

I hear the traina-comin’

It’s rollin’ ‘roundthe bend

And I ain’t seenthe sunshine

Since I don’t knowwhen

I’m stuck in FolsomPrison

And time keepsdraggin’ on

But that trainkeeps a-rollin’

On down to SanAn-Tone

When I was just ababy

My mama told me son

Always be a goodboy

Don’t ever playwith guns

But I shot a man inReno

Just to watch himdie

When I hear thatwhistle blowin’

I hang my head andcry

I bet there’s richfolks eatin’

In a fancy dinin’car

They’re probablydrinkin’ coffee

And smokin’ bigcigars

Well I know I hadit comin’

I know I can’t befree

But those peoplekeep a-movin’

And that’s whattortures me

Well if they freedme from this prison

If that railroadtrain was mine

I bet I’d move itall

A little fartherdown the line

Far from FolsomPrison

That’s where I wantto stay

And I’d let thatlonesome whistle

Blow my blues away

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A Boy Named Sue

Johnny Cash

Well my daddy lefthome

When I was three

And he didn’t leavemuch

To ma and me

Just this oldguitar

And an empty bottleof booze

Now I don’t blamehim

‘Cause he run andhid

But the meanestthing

That my daddy everdid

Was before he left

He went and namedme Sue

Well he might ofthought that it was quite a joke

And it got a lot oflaughs from a lot of folks

It seems I had tofight my whole life through

Some gal wouldgiggle

And I’d turn read

And some guy’dlaugh

And I’d bust hishead

I tell ya

Life ain’t easy

For a boy named Sue

Well I grew upquick

And I grew up mean

My fist got hard

And my wits gotkeen

I’d roam from townto town

To hide my shame

But I made me a vow

To the moon andstars

That I’d search thehonky-tonks

And bars

And kill that manthat give me

That awful name

Well it wasGatlinburg in mid-July

And I just hit townand my throat was dry

I thought I’d stopand have myself a brew

At an old saloon ona street of mud

There at a tabledealing stud

Sat the dirty mangydog that named me Sue

Well I knew thatsnake my own sweet dad

From a worn-outpicture that my mother had

And I knew thatscar on his cheek and his evil eye

He was big and bent

And gray and old

And I looked at him

And my blood rancold

And I said

My name is Sue

How do you do

Now you’re gonnadie

Well I hit him hardright between the eyes

And he went downbut to my surprise

He come up with aknife

And cut off a pieceof my ear

Then I busted achair right across his teeth

And we crashedthough the wall and into the street

Kickin’ anda-gougin’

In the mud

And the blood

And the beer

I tell ya

I’ve fought toughermen

But I really can’tremember when

He kicked like amule

And he bit like acrocodile

Well I heard himlaugh

And then I heardhim cuss

He went for his gun

And I pulled minefirst

He stood therelookin’ at me

And I saw him smile

And he said

Son this world isrough

And if a man’sgonna make it

He’s gotta be tough

And I know I wouldn’tbe there to help ya along

So I gave ya a nameand I said goodbye

I knew you’d haveto get tough or die

And it’s that name thathelped to make you strong

He said

Now you just foughtone hell of a fight

And I know you hateme

And you got theright to kill me now

And I wouldn’tblame you if you do

But ya ought tothank me before I die

For the gravel inya guts and the spit in ya eye

‘Cause I’m the sonof a bitch that named you Sue

I got all choked up

And I threw down mygun

And I called him mypa

And he called mehis son

And I came awaywith a different

Point of view

And I think abouthim

Now and then

Every time I try

And every time Iwin

And if I ever havea

Well if I ever havea boy

I think I’m gonnaname him

Frank

Or George

Or Bill

Or Tom

Anything but Sue

I don’t want himgoing ‘round

Being called Sueall of his life

That’s a horriblething

To do to a boy

Lyrics From: [Sweets Lyrics]

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Merle and Johnny

Link: [Merle Haggard] & [Johnny Cash]

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Sing Me Back Home

Merle Haggard & Johnny Cash

The warden led aprisoner

Down the hallway tohis doom

I stood up to saygood-bye

Like all the rest

And I heard himtell the warden

Just before hereached my cell

Let my guitarplayin’ friend

Do my request

Won’t you

Sing me back home

With a song I usedto hear

Make my oldmemories

Come alive

Take me away

And turn back theyears

Sing me back home

Before I die

I recall lastSunday mornin’

A choir from acrossthe street

Came in to sing

A few old Gospelsongs

And I heard himtell the singers

There’s a song mymama sang

Can I hear once

Before we movealong

Won’t you

Sing me back home

The song my mamasang

Make my oldmemories

Come alive

Take me away

And turn back theyears

Sing me back home

Before I did

Sing me back home

Before I die

Lyrics From:[Cowboy Lyrics]

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