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Song «A Boy Named Sue» von Johnny Cash.
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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1969 06 04 (Album), 1969 07 26 (Single), 1969 02 24 (Rec.)
Label: Columbia CS 9827, Columbia 4-44944
Songwriter Shel Silverstein
Produktion: Bob Johnston
Genre: Country - Autorencountry - Songster
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Der einzige Top-10-Hit (drei Wochen auf Platz zwei) für Johnny Cash in den Billboard Hot 100 Charts.
Johnny Cash und seine Frau June Carter gaben eine Party am Vorabend der Aufnahmen im San Quentin Gefängnis (siehe: At San Quentin). Einige der geladenen Singer-Songwriter spielten dort ihre Songs:
Bob Dylan Lay Lady Lay, Graham Nash Marrakesh Express, Kris Kristofferson Me and Bobby McGee, Joni Mitchell Both Sides, Now und Shel Silverstein, A Boy Named Sue
. Johnny Cash lerne den Song von einem Tag auf den nächsten und spielte ihn in San Quentin.
Personen und Querverweise
Johnny Cash
Shel Silverstein
Bob Johnston
Lyrics
[Verse 1] My daddy left home when I was three And he didn't leave much to ma and me Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid But the meanest thing that he ever did Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue." [Verse 2] Well, he must o' thought that is quite a joke And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk It seems I had to fight my whole life through. Some gal would giggle and I'd get red And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue." [Verse 3] Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean My fist got hard and my wits got keen I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame But I made a vow to the moon and stars That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars And kill that man who gave me that awful name [Verse 4] Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July And I just hit town and my throat was dry I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew At an old saloon on a street of mud There at a table, dealing stud Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue." [Verse 5] Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye He was big and bent and gray and old And I looked at him and my blood ran cold And I said: "My name is 'Sue!' How do you do! Now you're going to die!!" [Verse 6] Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes And he went down, but to my surprise He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear But I busted a chair right across his teeth And we crashed through the wall and into the street Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer [Verse 7] I tell you, I've fought tougher men But I really can't remember when He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss He went for his gun and I pulled mine first He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile [Verse 8] And he said: "Son, this world is rough And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along So I give ya that name and I said goodbye I knew you'd have to get tough or die And it's the name that helped to make you strong [Verse 9] He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight And I know you hate me, and you got the right To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do But ya ought to thank me, before I die For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye Because I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you Sue [Verse 10] I got all choked up and I threw down my gun And I called him my pa, and he called me his son And I came away with a different point of view And I think about him, now and then Every time I try and every time I win And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name!