1.

JACKSON

(Billy Ed Wheeler - Gaby Rogers)

[ with June Carter ]

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 I'm gonna mess around

Yeah I'm goin' to Jackson look out Jackson town

Well go on down to Jackson go ahead and wreck your health

Go play your hand you big talkin' man make a big fool of yourself

Yeah go to Jackson go comb your hair

And I'm gonna snowball Jackson see if I care

When I breeze into that city people gonna stoop and bow

All them women gonna make me teach 'em what they don't know how

I'm goin' to Jackson you turn loose my coat

Cause I'm goin' to Jackson goodbye that's all she wrote

When they laugh at you in Jackson and I'll be dancin' on the pony keg

When I'll lead you round town like a scalded hound

With your tail tucked between your legs

Yeah I'll go to Jackson you big talkin' man

And I'll be waitin' in Jackson behind my Japan fan

Well now 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 and that's a fact

Yeah we're goin' to Jackson ain't never coming back

Mhm we got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout

Honey we've been talkin' bout Jackson ever since the fire went out

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2.

I WALK THE LINE

(Johnny Cash)

Mhm I keep a close watch on this heart of mine

I keep my eyes wide open all the time

I keep the ends out for the tie that binds

Because you're mine I walk the line

Mhm I find it very very easy to be true

I find myself alone when each day is through

Yes I'll admit that I'm a fool for you

Because you're mine I walk the line

Mhm as sure as night is dark and day is light

I keep you on my mind both day and night

And happiness I've known proves that it's right

Because you're mine I walk the line

Mhm you've got a way to keep me on your side

You give me cause for love that I can't hide

For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide

Because you're mine I walk the line

Mhm I keep a close watch...

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3.

UNDERSTAND YOUR MAN

(Johnny Cash)

Don't call my name out your window I'm leavin' I won't even turn my head

Don't send your kinfolks to give me no talkin' I'll be gone like I said

You'd say the same old things that you been saying all along

Lay there in your bed keep your mouth shot till I'm gone

Don't give me that old familiar cryin' cussin' moan understand your man

Tidy your bad mouth and understand your man

[ dobro + trumpets ]

You can give my other suits to the Salvation Army

And everything else I leave behind

I ain't takin' nothin' that'll slow down my travelin' while I'm untanglin' my mind

I ain't gonna repeat what I said anymore

While I'm breathin' air that ain't been breathed before

I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter then you'll understand your man

Understand your man

You hear me talkin' honey understand your man

Remember what I told you understand your man

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4.

ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL

(Ervin T. Rouse)

Looky yonder comin' comin' down that railroad track

Hey looky yonder comin' comin' down that railroad track

It's the Orange Blosom Special bringin' my baby back whooo

[ harmonica ]

Well I'm goin' down to Florida and get some sand in my shoes

Or maybe Califorania and get some sand in my shoes

I'll ride that Orange Blossom Special and lose these New York blues uhhuh

[ sax ]

(Say man when you're goin' back to Florida)

When I go back to Florida I don't know don't reckon I ever will

(Ain't you worried bout gettin' your nourishment in New York)

Ah I don't care if I do die do die do die

Hey talk about the ramblin' she's the fastest train on the line

Take about the travelin' she's the fastest train on the line

It's that Orange Blossom Special rollin' down the Seabord Line uhhuh

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5.

ONE ON THE RIGHT WAS ON THE LEFT

(Jack Clement)

There once was a musical troop a pickin' singin' folk group

They sang the mountain ballads and the folk songs of our land

They were long on musical ability folks thought they would go far

But political incompatibility led to their downfall

Well the one on the right was on the left

And the one on the middle was on the right

And the one on the left was in the middle

And the guy in the rear was a methodist

[ guitar ]

This musical aggregation toured the entire nation

Singing traditinal ballads and the folk songs of our land

They performed with great virtuosity and soon they were the rage

But political animosity prevailed upon the stage

Well the one on the right was on the left

And the one on the middle was on the right

And the one on the left was in the middle

And the guy in the rear burned his driver's licence

[ guitar ]

When the curtain had ascended a hush fell on the crowd

As thousand there were gathered to hear the folk songs of our land

But they took their politics seriously and that night at the concert hall

As the audience watched deliriously they had a free for all

Well the one on the right was on the bottom

And the one on the middle was on the top

And the one on the left got a broken arm

And the guy on his rear said oh dear

[ guitar ]

Now this should be a lesson if you plan to start a folk group

Don't go mixing politics with the folk songs of our land

Just work on harmony and diction play your banjo well

And if you have politicial conviction keep 'em to yourself

Now the one on the left works in the bank

And the one on the middle drives a truck

The one on the right's an all night DJ

And the guy in the rear got drafted

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6.

RING OF FIRE

(Merle Kilgore - June Carter)

Love is a burning thing and it makes a fiery ring

Bound by wild desire I fell into a ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire

I went down down down and the flames went higher

And it burns burns burns the ring of fire the ring of fire

[ trumpet ]

I fell into a burning ring of fire...

The taste of love is sweet when hearts like ours meet

I fell for you like a child oh but the fire went wild

I fell into a burning ring of fire...

I fell into a burning ring of fire...

And it burns burns burns the ring of fire the ring of fire

The ring of fire the ring of fire

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7.

IT AIN'T ME BABE

(Bob Dylan)

Go away from my window leave at your own chosen speed

I'm not the one you want babe I'm not the one you need

You say you're looking for someone who's never weak but always strong

To protect you and defend you whether you are right or wrong

Someone to open each and every door but it ain't me babe no no no

It ain't me babe it ain't me you're looking for babe

[ harmonica ]

Go lightly from the ledge babe go lightly on the ground

I'm not the one you want babe I'll only let you down

You say you're looking for someone who'll promise never to part

Someone to close his eyes for you someone to close his heart

Someone to die for you and more but it ain't me babe no no no

It ain't me babe it ain't me you're looking for babe

[ trumpet ]

You say you're looking for someone to pick you up each time you fall

To gather flowers constantly and to come each time you call

And will love you for your life and nothing more but it ain't me babe no no no

It ain't me babe it ain't me you're looking for babe

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8.

BALLAD OF IRA HAYES

(Peter La Farge)

Ira Hayes Ira Hayes call him drunken Ira Hayes he won't answer anymore

Not the whiskey drinking Indian nor the marine that went to war

Gather round me people there's a story I would tell

Bout a brave young Indian you should remember well

From the land of the Pima Indians a proud and noble band

Who farmed the Phoenix Valley in Arizona land

Down their ditches for a thousand years the waters grew Ira's people's crops

Till the white man stole their water right and their sparkling water stopped

Now Ira's folks grew hungry and their land grew crops and weeds

When war came Ira volunteered and forgot the white man's greed

Call him drunken Ira Hayes...

Well they battled up Iwo Jima Hill two hundred and fifty men

But only 27 lived to walk back down again

And when the fight was over and old glory raised

Among the men who helt it high was the Indian Ira Hayes

Call him drunken Ira Hayes...

Ira Hayes returned a hero celebrated through the land

He was wined and speeched and honored everybody shook his hand

But he was just a Pima Indian no water no home no chance

At home nobody cared what Ira's done and when do the Indians dance

Call him drunken Ira Hayes...

Then Ira started drinking hard jail was often his home

They let him raise the flag and lower it like you would throw a dog a bone

He died drunk early one morning alone in the land he'd fought to save

Two inches of water in a lonely ditch was the grave for Ira Hayes

Call him drunken Ira Hayes...

Yeah call him drunken Ira Hayes but his land is just as dry

And his ghost is laying thirsty in the ditch where Ira died

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9.

REBEL JOHNNY YUMA

(Richard Markowitz - Andrew Fenady)

(Away away way he rode the Rebel Johnny Yuma)

Johnny Yuma was the rebel he roamed through the west

Yeah Johnny Yuma the rebel he wandered alone

He got fightin' mad this rebel lad he packed no star as he wandered far

Where the only law was a hook and a draw the rebel Johnny Yuma

Johnny Yuma was the rebel he roamed through the west

Yeah Johnny Yuma the rebel he wandered alone

He searched the land this restless lad he was panther quick and leather tough

Witht the figure that he's been pushed enough the rebel Johnny Yuma

(Johnny Yuma)

Johnny Yuma was the rebel he roamed through the west

Yeah Johnny Yuma the rebel he wandered alone

Fightin' mad this rebel lad with the dreams he's hold till his dyin' breath

He searched his soul and gambled with death the rebel Johnny Yuma

(Away awayway he rode the Rebel Johnny Yuma Johnny Yuma)

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10.

FIVE FEET HIGH AND RISING

(Johnny Cash)

How high is the water mama two feet high and rising

How high is the water papa she said it's two feet high and rising

But we can make it to the road in a homemade boat

Cause that's the only thing we got left that'll float

It's already over all the wheat and oats two feet high and rising

How high is the water mama three feet high and rising

How high is the water papa she said it's three feet high and rising

Well the hives are gone I lost my bees chickens're sleepin' in the willow trees

Cows in water up past their knees three feet high and rising

How high is the water mama four feet high and rising

How high is the water papa she said it's four feet high and rising

Hey come look through the window pane

The bus is coming gonna take us to the train

Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain four feet high and rising

How high is the water mama five feet high and rising

How high is the water papa she said it's five feet high and rising

Well the rails are washed out north of town we gotta head for higher ground

We can't come back till the water goes down five feet high and rising

Well it's five feet high and rising

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11.

DON'T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN

(Johnny Cash)

A young cowboy named Billy Joe grew restless on the farm

A boy filled with wanderlust who really meant no harm

He changed his clothes and shined his boots and combed his dark hair down

And his mother cried as he walked out

Don't take your guns to town son leave your guns at home Bill

Don't take your guns to town

He laughed and kissed his mom and said your Billy Joe's a man

I can shoot as quick and straight as anybody can

But I wouldn't shoot without a cause I'd gun nobody down

But she cried again as he rode away

Don't take your guns to town...

He sang a song as on he rode his guns hung at his hips

He rode into a cattle town a smile upon his lips

He stopped and walked into a bar and laid his money down

But his mother's words echoed again

Don't take your guns to town...

He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand

And tried to tell himself at last he had become a man

A dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down

And he heard again his mother's words

Don't take your guns to town...

Bill was raged and Billy Joe reached for his gun to draw

But the stranger drew his gun and fired it before he even saw

As Billy Joe fell to the floor the crowd all gathered round

And wondered at his final words

Don't take your guns to town...

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