Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
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Well
my
dad
dy
left
home
18
When
I
was
three
31
And
he
did
n’t
leave
much
48
To
ma
and
me
64
Just
this
old
gui
tar
and
an
85
Emp
ty
bot
tle
of
booze
116
Now
I
don’t
blame
him
144
’Cause
he
run
and
hid
160
But
the
mean
est
thing
174
That
he
e
ver
did
193
Was
be
fore
he
left
212
He
went
and
named
me
Sue
247
Well
he
must
of
thought
286
That
it
was
quite
a
joke
304
And
it
got
ta
lot
of
laughs
322
From
a
lots
of
folks
340
Seems
I
had
to
fight
362
My
whole
life
through
400
Some
gal
would
gig
gle
418
And
I’d
get
red
432
And
some
guy’d
laugh
449
And
I’d
bust
his
head
467
I
tell
ya
476
Life
ain’t
eas
y
491
For
a
boy
named
Sue
521
Well
I
grew
up
quick
577
And
I
grew
up
mean
594
My
fist
got
hard
609
And
my
wits
got
keen
630
Roam
from
town
to
town
651
To
hide
my
shame
689
But
I
made
me
a
vow
708
To
the
moon
and
stars
726
I’d
search
the
737
Honk
y
tonks
and
bars
760
And
kill
that
man
773
That
give
me
that
aw
ful
name
804
Well
it
was
Gat
lin
burg
836
In
mid
Ju
ly
851
And
I
just
hit
town
867
And
my
throat
was
dry
888
I
thought
I’d
stop
901
And
have
my
self
a
brew
939
At
an
old
sa
loon
963
On
a
street
of
mud
982
There
at
a
ta
ble
996
Deal
in’
stud
1014
Sat
the
dir
ty
man
gy
1030
Dog
that
named
me
Sue
1063
Well
I
knew
that
snake
1090
Was
my
own
sweet
dad
1106
From
a
worn
out
pic
ture
1123
That
my
mo
ther
’d
had
1140
And
I
knew
that
scar
on
his
cheek
1164
And
his
ev
il
eye
1193
He
was
big
and
bent
1220
And
gray
and
old
1235
And
I
looked
at
him
1250
And
my
blood
ran
cold
1266
And
I
said
1278
My
name
is
Sue
1302
How
do
you
do?
1330
Now
you’re
gonna
die
1364
Yeh
that’s
what
I
told
him
1411
Well
I
hit
him
hard
1440
Right
be
tween
the
eyes
~
1458
And
he
went
down
1475
But
to
my
sur
prise
1494
He
come
up
with
a
knife
1509
And
cut
off
a
piece
of
my
ear
1543
But
I
bust
ed
a
chair
1569
Right
a
cross
his
teeth
1583
And
we
crashed
through
the
wall
1601
And
in
to
the
street
1620
Kick
ing
and
a
goug
ing
in
the
mud
1643
And
the
blood
and
the
beer
1671
I
tell
ya
1693
I’ve
fought
tough
er
men
1716
But
I
real
ly
can’t
1730
Re
mem
ber
when
1744
He
kicked
like
a
mule
1762
And
he
bit
like
a
croc
o
dile
1804
I
heard
him
laugh
1827
And
then
I
heard
him
cuss
and
1848
He
went
for
his
gun
1863
And
I
pulled
mine
first
1878
He
stood
there
look
in’
at
me
1902
And
I
saw
him
smile
1920
And
he
said
son
~
1946
This
world
is
rough
1972
And
if
a
man’s
gonna
make
it
1991
He’s
gotta
be
tough
2008
And
I
know
I
wouldn’t
be
there
2032
To
help
ya
along
2058
So
I
give
ya
that
name
2087
And
I
said
good
bye
2103
I
knew
you’d
have
to
2117
Get
tough
or
die
2136
And
it’s
that
name
that
helped
2160
To
make
you
strong
2186
Yeh
~
2211
He
said
2217
Now
you
just
fought
2230
One
hell
of
a
fight
2248
And
I
know
you
hate
me
2264
And
you
got
the
right
2282
To
kill
me
now
2297
And
I
would
n’t
blame
you
2312
If
you
do
2334
But
ya
ought
to
thank
me
2364
Be
fore
I
die
2378
For
the
grav
el
in
ya
guts
2394
And
the
spit
in
ya
eye
2414
’Cause
I’m
the
2431
That
named
you
Sue
2462
Yeh
what
could
I
do?
2496
What
could
I
do?
2520
I
got
all
choked
up
2538
And
I
threw
down
my
gun
2558
Called
him
my
paw
2570
And
he
called
me
his
son
2590
And
I
come
a
way
2604
With
a
dif
ferent
point
of
view
2648
And
I
think
a
bout
him
2670
Now
and
then
2682
Ev
ery
time
I
try
2699
And
eve
ry
time
I
win
2723
And
if
I
ever
have
a
son
2755
I
think
I’m
gonna
name
him
2787
Bill
or
George
2805
Any
damn
thing
but
Sue
2828
I
still
hate
that
man
yeah