1.

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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2.

I'D STILL BE THERE

(Johnny Cash - Johnny Horton)

I overlooked a lot of things I knew I should have done

I did things that I'm sorry for I lived to have my fun

But now the world that once was bright is empty and bare

And if you wouldn't be ashamed of me I'd still be there

I'd be with you where I belong

And nothing they could do or say could make me think it's wrong

If all the love that made you mine could make you still care

I'd be by your side I'd still be there

[ piano ]

I'd give the world if I could only have you close to me

I'd pray the Lord to keep you safe wherever you may be

Don't let anybody share the things we used to share

If I only knew you loved me too I'd still be there

I'd be with you where I belong...

I'd be by your side I'd still be there

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3.

WHAT DO I CARE

(Johnny Cash)

When I'm all through if I haven't been what they think I should be

If the total isn't high enough when they figure me

When I grow old if there's no gray from worry in my hair

What do I care what do I care

What do I care just as long as you were mine a little while

When the road was long and weary you gave me a few good mile

What do I care if I miss a goal because I make a slip

I'll still be satisfied because I tasted your sweet lips

What do I care if I never have much money

And sometimes my table looks a little bare

Anything that I may miss is made up for each time we kiss

You love me and I love you so what do I care

[ guitar ]

What do I care just as long...

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4.

I STILL MISS SOMEONE

(Johnny Cash - Ray Cash)

(I still miss someone)

At my door the leaves are falling the cold wild wind will come

Sweethearts walk by together and I still miss someone

I go out on a party and look for a little fun

But I find a darkened corner cause I still miss someone

Though I never got over those blue eyes I see them everywehere

I miss those arms that held me when all the love was there

I wonder if she's sorry for leaving what we'd begun

There's someone for me somewhere and I still miss someone

[ guitar ]

(I still miss someone)

Though I never got over those blue eyes...

(I still miss someone)

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5.

FORTY SHADES OF GREEN

(Johnny Cash)

(Green green forty shades of green)

I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea

From the fishing boats at Dingle to the shores of Dunardee

I miss the river Shannon and the folks at Skibbereen

The moorlands and the midlands with their forty shades of green

But most of all I miss a girl in Tipperary town

And most of all I miss her lips as soft as eiderdown

Again I want to see and do the things we've done and seen

Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar and there's forty shades of green

(Green green green forty shades of green)

I wish that I could spend an hour at Dublin's churching surf

I'd love to watch the farmers drain the bogs and spade the turf

To see again the thatching of the straw the women glean

I'd walk from Cork to Larne to see the forty shades of green

But most of all I miss a girl...

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6.

WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD

(arr. Johnny Cash)

Were you there when they crucified my Lord

Oh were you there when they crucified my Lord

(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble) tremble

Were you there when they crucified my Lord

Were you there when they nailed him to the cross

Were you there when they nailed him to the cross

(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble) tremble

Were you there when they nailed him to the cross

[ guitar ]

(Were you there when they laid him in the tomb

Were you there when they laid him in the tomb

Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble) tremble

Were you there when they laid him in the tomb

Well were you there when the stone was rolled away

Were you there when the stone was rolled away

(Oooh sometimes it causes me to tremble) tremble

Were you there when the stone was rolled away

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7.

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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8.

BONANZA

(Jay Livingston - Ray Evans)

The claim we hold is good as gold bonanza

Hand in hand we built this land the Ponderosa Ranch

Our birthright is this Cartwright bonanza

We here belong and standing strong wrong ain't got a chance

Day by day work or play ready side by side

Hello friend come on in the gate is open wide

Bound to be a figtin' free bonanza

Singing pines are boundary lines for the Ponderosa Ranch

[ guitar ]

Every tree and flower is part of our bonanza

The stars at night the morning light water in the branch

We ride along four men strong together

Every plain and ridge is our heritage the Ponderosa Ranch

Day by day work or play...

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9.

BIG BATTLE

(Johnny Cash)

I think sir the battle is over and the young soldier laid down his gun

I'm tired of running for cover I'm certain the bottle is done

For see over there where we fought them it's quiet for they've all gone away

All left is the dead and the dying the Blue laying long side the Gray

So you think the battle is over and you even lay down your gun

You carelessly rise from your cover for you think the battle is done

Now boy hit the dirt listen to me for I'm still the one in command

Get flat on the ground here beside me and lay your ear hard to the sand

Can you hear the deafening rumble can you feel the trembling ground

It's not just the horses and wagons that make such a deafening sound

For every shot fired had an echo and every man killed wanted life

There lies your friend Jim McKenney can you take the news to his wife

No son the battle's not over the battle has only begun

The rest of the battle will cover the part that has blackened the sun

The fight yet to come's not with cannon nor will the fight be hand to hand

No one will regroup the forces no charge will a general command

The battle will rage in the bosom of mother and sweetheart and wife

Brother and sister and daughter will grieve for the rest of their lives

Now go ahead rise from your cover be thankful that God let you live

Go fight the rest of the battle for those who gave all they could give

I see sir the battle's not over the battle has only begun

The rest of the battle will cover this part that has blackened the sun

For though there's no sound of the cannon and though there's no smoke in the sky

I'm dropping the gun and the sabre and ready for battle am I

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10.

REMEMBER THE ALAMO

(Jane Bowers)

A hundred and eighty were challenged by Travis to die

By the line that he drew with his sword when the battle was high

Any man that will fight to the death cross over

But if you want to live you'd better fly

And over the line went a hundred and seventy nine

Hey Santa Anna we're killing your soldiers below

That men wherever they go will remember the Alamo

Ol' Bowie lay dying his powder was ready and dry

Flat on his back Bowie killed them a few in reply

And young Davy Crockett was singing and laughing

With gallantry fears in his eyes

For God and for freedom a man more than willing to die

Hey Santa Anna...

They sent a young scout from the battlements bloody and loud

With the words of farewell from a garrison valiant and proud

Grieve not little darling my dying if Texas is sovereign and free

We'll never surrender and ever with liberty be

Hey Santa Anna...

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11.

TENNESSEE FLAT TOP BOX

(Johnny Cash)

In a little cabaret in a south Texas border town

Sat a boy and his guitar and the people came from all around

And all the girls from there to Austin

Were slippin' way from home and puttin' jewelry in hock

To take the trip to go and listen

To the little dark haired boy that played The Tennessee Flat Top Box

And he would play

[ guitar ]

Well he couldn't ride a wrangle and he never cared to make a dime

But give him his guitar and he'd be happy all the time

And all the girls from nine to ninety

Were snappin' fingers tappin' toes and beggin' him don't stop

And hypnotized and fascinated

By the little dark haired boy that played The Tennessee Flat Top Box

And he would play

[ guitar ]

Then one day he was gone and no one ever saw him round

He vanished like the breeze and they forgot him in the little town

But all the girls still dreamed about him

And hung around the cabaret until the doors ware locked

And then one day on the hitparade

Was a little dark haired boy that played The Tennessee Flat Top Box

And he would play

[ guitar ]

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12.

PEACE IN THE VALLEY

(Thomas A. Dorsey)

Well I'm tired and so weary but I must go along

Till the Lord comes and calls calls me away oh yes

Well the morning's so bright and the lamb is the light

And the night night is as black as the sea oh yes

(There will be peace in the valley for me some day)

There will be peace in the valley for me dear Lord I pray

(There'll be no sadness no sorrow no trouble I see)

There will be peace in the valley for me (for me)

[ autoharp ]

Well the bear will be gentle and the wolf will be tame

And the lion shall lay down with the lamb oh yes

And the beast from the wild will be lead by a child

And I'll be changed changed from this creature that I am oh yes

(There will be peace in the valley...

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