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A Boy Named Sue

Johnny Cash

Well

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 of thought

That it was quite a joke

And it got a lot of laughs

From a lot of folks

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 fists got hard

And my wits got keen

I'd roam from town to town

To hide my shame

But I made me 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 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 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

Kickin’ and a gougin’

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 you along

So I give you 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 you ought to thank me

Before I die

For the gravel in your guts

And the spit in your eye

'Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch

That named you Sue

Yeah

What could I do

What could I do

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

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