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A Boy Named Sue 
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by Johnny Cash
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Well, my left home when I was three,
and he didn't leave much to ma and me,
Just this ole guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
Now I don't blame him 'cause he ran and hid,
But the meanest thing that he ever did,
Was before he left he went and named me Sue.
Well, he musta thought that it was quite a joke,
An' it got a lot of laughs from lots a folks,
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'll tell ya, life ain't for a boy named Sue.
I grew up quick and I grew up mean,
My fist got hard and my wits got keen,
I from town to town to hide my shame.
But I made me a vow to the moon and stars,
I'd search the honky-tonks and bars,
And kill that man that me that awful name.
Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July,
and i'd just hit and my was dry,
thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.
In and old saloon on a of mud,
There at a table dealin' stud,
Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me Sue.
Well I knew that was my own sweet dad,
from a worn out my mother had,
and I knew that scar on his cheek & his eye.
He was big and and grey 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 gonna die!"
Yeah that's what I told him.
Well, I hit him hard right the eyes,
And he went down but to my surprise,
Came up with a knife an' cut off a piece o' my ear.
I busted a right across his teeth,
And we crashed through the wall and into the street,
Kickin' and a gougin' in the the mud and the blood and the beer.
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.
Well I heard him laugh and then I him cuss,
He went for his gun but I pulled mine first,
He 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 be tough,
And I know I wouldn't be there to help you along.
So I gave you that name and I said goodbye,
I knew you'd have to get tough or die,
And it's that name that helped to make you strong.
Now you just fought one hell of a fight,
And I know you hate me and ya got the right,
To me now and I wouldn't blame you if you do.
But you oughtta me before I die,
For the gravel in your gut and the spit in your eye,
'Cause I'm the son of a bitch named you Sue."
yeah, what could I do, what I do?
Well I got choked up and threw my gun,
Called him my pa and he called me his son,
And I come away with a different point of view.
I think about him now and then,
Every time I try and every time I win,
And if I ever have a son,
I I'm gonna name him,
or anything but Sue!
I hate that name!
and he didn't leave much to ma and me,
Just this ole guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
Now I don't blame him 'cause he ran and hid,
But the meanest thing that he ever did,
Was before he left he went and named me Sue.
Well, he musta thought that it was quite a joke,
An' it got a lot of laughs from lots a folks,
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'll tell ya, life ain't for a boy named Sue.
I grew up quick and I grew up mean,
My fist got hard and my wits got keen,
I from town to town to hide my shame.
But I made me a vow to the moon and stars,
I'd search the honky-tonks and bars,
And kill that man that me that awful name.
Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July,
and i'd just hit and my was dry,
thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.
In and old saloon on a of mud,
There at a table dealin' stud,
Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me Sue.
Well I knew that was my own sweet dad,
from a worn out my mother had,
and I knew that scar on his cheek & his eye.
He was big and and grey 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 gonna die!"
Yeah that's what I told him.
Well, I hit him hard right the eyes,
And he went down but to my surprise,
Came up with a knife an' cut off a piece o' my ear.
I busted a right across his teeth,
And we crashed through the wall and into the street,
Kickin' and a gougin' in the the mud and the blood and the beer.
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.
Well I heard him laugh and then I him cuss,
He went for his gun but I pulled mine first,
He 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 be tough,
And I know I wouldn't be there to help you along.
So I gave you that name and I said goodbye,
I knew you'd have to get tough or die,
And it's that name that helped to make you strong.
Now you just fought one hell of a fight,
And I know you hate me and ya got the right,
To me now and I wouldn't blame you if you do.
But you oughtta me before I die,
For the gravel in your gut and the spit in your eye,
'Cause I'm the son of a bitch named you Sue."
yeah, what could I do, what I do?
Well I got choked up and threw my gun,
Called him my pa and he called me his son,
And I come away with a different point of view.
I think about him now and then,
Every time I try and every time I win,
And if I ever have a son,
I I'm gonna name him,
or anything but Sue!
I hate that name!
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