Johnny Cash - Boy Named Sue (From "A Concert Behind Prison Walls" DVD) video free download


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Johnny Cash, the Man In Black, is one of the most influential musical figures of the last 50 years. His deep, resonant voice and sparse guitar style have given him an instantly recognisable sound that manages to sit somewhere between folk, rock and country. He has been awarded ten Grammy Awards and was the youngest ever inductee into the Country Hall of Fame. His music is as relevant today as it has ever been.

The concert on this album (which has also been released on CD by Eagle Records) was recorded at the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville in 1976. It is one of only two of his prison concerts that were filmed for broadcast. It features Cash with special guests Linda Ronstadt and Roy Clark performing a selection of their biggest hits such as Folsom Prison Blues, Orange Blossom Special, A Boy Named Sue and Ronstadts version of the Eagles Desperado.

This song is taken from the Eagle Vision DVD "Johnny Cash - A Concert Behind Prison Walls"

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"

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"

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

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"

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 your gonna die!"

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

I tell ya, 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

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"

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

Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you "Sue"

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!

Comments

7 years ago

peter malone

I love all different types of music. Igrow up with all kinds of music in Ireland, from country and western to chart, Iam gay, but i have a very open mind. And i love what i like. hope that's o k. I don't mean any bad to anyone. Love To ALL From Pete.

7 years ago

heinrich stemeseder

my daddy heinrich named me heinrich...heile!

8 years ago

Cristina Searle

Miss you John you always were and still are the best there was... RIP Johnny Cash

8 years ago

Cheechako Q.

What an awesome and straight lyrics, no fancy phrases or poetry, he's best

8 years ago

Anja Houben

Geweldig.......xxx.....4EVER....geweldig!!!!!! :-)!!

8 years ago

Bigfoot Country

Jonny Cash is a best . All ages love him I have a guy at work he is only 22 a so called bad ass that loves Jonny Cash songs . Ho new the younger crowd would be into Jonny Cash PS the 22 year old kid is OK just likes to act like he is bad ass

9 years ago

Bigfoot Country

Best song ever MY NAME IS SUE HOW DO YOU NOW YOU MUST DIY  lol

9 years ago

bad hair .day

Where can I find a version where the son of a bitch isn't censored and he says "I think I'm gonna name him after you" ?

9 years ago

Shin Obi

are they real prisoners, seems staged.

9 years ago

Judith Meyhoefer

that was rappin!!!!!!!

9 years ago

Ирина Данилова

Бенни Хилл!...блин!В смысле шоу.Джони КэШ -ФОРЕВА!

10 years ago

Jimmy the mower

Why is this so fast ?

10 years ago

Lizzy Lands

At the end XD

10 years ago

kimberly longman

It is also a terrible thing to do to men as well.

10 years ago

kimberly longman

That is a horrible thing to do to a boy.

10 years ago

Anko Kor

" How do you do ".

10 years ago

Erik F

Actually johnny cash had nothing to do with that song. It wasn't even him who sung, or wrote it. It was written by a guy names johnny rebel. His music has accidentally been linked to other country stars as well. When they had nothing to do with them either. Johnny Cash was actually pretty far from a racist. BB King used to visit him.

10 years ago

Sam Kovisto

Then you should search for johnny cash's song "ship those n*****s back" lol

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