Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.
Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice
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I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
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and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
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I'm stuck at Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on
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But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone
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When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,
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always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'
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But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
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when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry
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[Verse 3]
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I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
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They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
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But I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
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But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me
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[Verse 4]
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Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
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I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
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Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
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And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away