lp discography - covers & lyrics

1.

RING OF FIRE

(Merle Kilgore - June Carter)
« © '62 Painted Desert Music, BMI »
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 burnin' 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 burnin' 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 burnin' ring of fire...
I fell into a burnin' 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)
« © '63 House Of Cash, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
I overlooked a lot of things I knew I should've 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 nothin' 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 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)
« © '58 Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP / Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
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 miles
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)
« © '58 House Of Cash, BMI / Unichappell Music, BMI »
(I still miss someone)

At my door the leaves are fallin' 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

No I never got over those blue eyes I see them ev'rywehere
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)
No I never got over those blue eyes...
(I still miss someone)
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5.

FORTY SHADES OF GREEN

(Johnny Cash)
« © '61 Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP / Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
(Green green forty shades of green)

I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea
From the fishing boats at Dingo to the shores of Dunadee
I miss the river Shannon and the folks at Skibbereen
The moorlands and the meadows 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 wanta 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 churning 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 in Tipperary town...
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6.

WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD

(arr. Johnny Cash)
« © '61 Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP / Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
[ with June Carter ]
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)
« © '62 WB Music, ASCAP »
(Away away way he rode the Rebel Johnny Yuma)

Johnny Yuma was a 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 a 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
If he figured that he'd been pushed enough the rebel Johnny Yuma
(Johnny Yuma)

Johnny Yuma was a rebel he roamed through the west
Yeah Johnny Yuma the rebel he wandered alone
Fightin' mad this rebel lad with the dream he'd hold till his dyin' breath
He'd search his soul and gamble 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)
« © '59 Jay Livingston Music, ASCAP / St Angelo Music, ASCAP »
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 standin' 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
Singin' pines are boundary lines for the Ponderosa Ranch
[ guitar ] Ev'ry tree and flower is part of our bonanza
The stars at night the mornin' light water in the branch
We ride along four men strong together
Ev'ry plain and ridge is our heritage the Ponderosa Ranch

Day by day work or play...
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9.

BIG BATTLE

(Johnny Cash)
« © '61 Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP / Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
I think sir the battle is over and the young soldier lay 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 ev'ry shot fired had an echo and ev'ry 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 droppin' the gun and the sabre and ready for battle am I
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10.

REMEMBER THE ALAMO

(Jane Bowers)
« © '55 Vidor Publications, BMI »
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 wanna live you'd better fly
And over the line went a hundred and seventy nine

Hey Santa Anna we're killin' your soldiers below
That men wherever they go will remember the Alamo

Ol' Bowie lay dyin' his powder was ready and dry
Flat on his back Bowie killed him a few in reply
And young Davy Crockett was singin' and laughin'
With gallantry fierce in his eye
For God and for freedom a man more than willin' to die

Hey Santa Anna we're killin' your soldiers below...

They sent a young scout from the battlements bloody and loud
With words of farewell from a garrison valiant and proud
Grieve not little darling my dyin' if Texas is sovereign and free
We'll never surrender and ever with liberty be

Hey Santa Anna we're killin' your soldiers below...
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11.

TENNESSEE FLAT TOP BOX

(Johnny Cash)
« © '61 Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP / Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP »
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 or 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 were locked
And then one day on the hitparade
Was a little dark haired boy that played a Tennessee Flat Top Box
And he would play
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12.

PEACE IN THE VALLEY

(Thomas A. Dorsey)
« © '39 Unichappell Music, BMI »
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 mornin'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 led 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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