Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Missing Ol' Johnny Cash, artist - Willie Nelson. Date of issue: 31.05.2015
Song language: English
Missing Ol' Johnny Cash |
| Now Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two |
| Seemed to know just what to do |
| Invented the sound that hooked you and me |
| Added one to make the Tennessee Three |
| The Man In Black was long and lean |
| Hit the Billboard charts with a Teenage Queen |
| Had a television show, the best we’d seen |
| That chick-a-boom rock really made a splash |
| Missing ol' Johnny Cash |
| Well, Johnny Cash was a friend of mine |
| Knew him well for a mighty long time |
| Shared the stage for many a show |
| Broke my heart to see him go |
| Cash had the fire of a thousand men |
| Loving life was his greatest sin |
| Treated his fans like the next of kin |
| Rapping a bit, talking trash |
| Missing ol' Johnny Cash |
| Well, now Johnny Cash wore black attire |
| And he fell into that Ring of Fire |
| He came up swinging like a Boy Named Sue |
| And he married June Carter and he fired Stu |
| He wrote his songs from deep within |
| And he hit the stage with a crooked grin |
| He and I were both Highwaymen |
| And that record became a smash |
| Well, I’m missing ol' Johnny Cash |
| Johnny Cash never walked no line |
| Johnny Cash never did no time, but |
| When he sang a Folsom Prison Blues |
| You knew good and well he’d paid his dues |
| True, he always dressed in black |
| But he loved folks and they loved him back |
| Carried his pills in a brown paper sack |
| Well, I don’t care if they found his stash |
| I’m missin' old Johnny Cash |
| Now is it really true that him and Roy Nichols, Rose Maddox, some people |
| roasted hot dogs in the back of a limousine with ice cream sticks? |
| I don’t know, I said they set the curtains on fire in a English hotel room |
| just to warm their hands. |
| Well. |
| Willie, do you know anything about Cash? |
| Well, yeah, I know a lot of things about Cash. |
| I’m not sure I should talk about |
| it, but I checked with John, asked him if it’s OK, he said he didn’t give a |
| shit. |
| One time he took a casket up to his hotel room and got into it and called |
| room service. |
| I thought that was pretty funny |
| Now Cash had the fire of a thousand men |
| Loving life was his greatest sin |
| Treated his fans like the next of kin |
| Rapping a bit, talking trash |
| Missing ol' Johnny Cash |