Kim, if you don't know the rest of the lyrics, here they are.
I hear the train a comin' It's rollin' 'round the bend, And I ain't seen the sunshine, Since, I don't know when, I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, And time keeps draggin' on, But that train keeps a-rollin', On down to San Antone.
When I was just a baby, My Mama told me, "Son, Always be a good boy, Don't ever play with guns," But I shot a man in Reno, Just to watch him die, When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry.
I bet there's rich folks eatin', In a fancy dining car, They're probably drinkin' coffee, And smokin' big cigars, But I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free, But those people keep a-movin', And that's what tortures me.
Well, if they freed me from this prison, If that railroad train was mine, I bet I'd move out over a little, Farther down the line, Far from Folsom Prison, That's where I want to stay, And I'd let that lonesome whistle, Blow my Blues away.
Bad Actions = harsh consequences = regret is not a bad message in my opinion. He wasn't encouraging people to go out and kill people with guns, as this was the only thing your ears heard. I gather from your comment that you know little about Johnny Cash and his songs. That is sad dear lady. You may want to pick up a book, his story is amazing. It is a story of a life transformed.
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WOW! What a cutie
This made my day.:)
not sure I would want my kid singing about killing a man just to watch him die?
Kim
Kim, if you don't know the rest of the lyrics, here they are.
I hear the train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine,
Since, I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
And time keeps draggin' on,
But that train keeps a-rollin',
On down to San Antone.
When I was just a baby,
My Mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don't ever play with guns,"
But I shot a man in Reno,
Just to watch him die,
When I hear that whistle blowin',
I hang my head and cry.
I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car,
They're probably drinkin' coffee,
And smokin' big cigars,
But I know I had it comin',
I know I can't be free,
But those people keep a-movin',
And that's what tortures me.
Well, if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move out over a little,
Farther down the line,
Far from Folsom Prison,
That's where I want to stay,
And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
Blow my Blues away.
Bad Actions = harsh consequences = regret is not a bad message in my opinion. He wasn't encouraging people to go out and kill people with guns, as this was the only thing your ears heard. I gather from your comment that you know little about Johnny Cash and his songs. That is sad dear lady. You may want to pick up a book, his story is amazing. It is a story of a life transformed.
~John
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