Walking the Line with Johnny Cash
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Pappy
Living the Dream
Aunt Bea
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And I heard as it were the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying come and see and I saw
And behold a white horse
There's a man going around taking names
And he decides who to free and who to blame
Everybody won't be treated all the same
There'll be a golden ladder reaching down
When the Man comes around
The hairs on your arm will stand up
At the terror in each sip and in each sup
Will you partake of that last offered cup?
Or disappear into the potter's ground
When the Man comes around
Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers
One hundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to the big kettledrum
Voices calling, voices crying
Some are born and some are dying
It's Alpha and Omega's kingdom come
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree
The virgins are all trimming their wicks
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks
Till Armageddon no shalam, no shalom
Then the father hen will call his chickens home
The wise man will bow down before the throne
And at His feet they'll cast their golden crowns
When the Man comes around
Whoever is unjust let him be unjust still
Whoever is righteous let him be righteous still
Whoever is filthy let him be filthy still
Listen to the words long written down
When the Man comes around
Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers
One hundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to the big kettledrum
Voices calling and voices crying
Some are born and some are dying
It's Alpha and Omega's kingdom come
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree
The virgins are all trimming their wicks
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks
In measured hundred weight and penney pound
When the Man comes around.
Close (Spoken part)
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts
And I looked and behold, a pale horse
And his name that sat on him was Death
And Hell followed with him.
Pappy
Living the Dream
When I was 13, my older Brother, John was a huge Johnny Cash fan. He had all of his records...or most of them. I share the same birthday Month & day with JC. (When I was born, Johnny would have been 11) I have been a member of the Johnny Cash Forum, and some years back they re-formatted it with a smaller membership. Recently, around the start of the year, it was ended permanently. It was started when John was alive, and around 13 years after his death, it was over. It had become a crowing contest among the members, instead about Johnny (IMO). It was time. I enjoyed the forum and learned a lot about this giant of a man who led two lives: JR Cash, and Johnny Cash.
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Pappy
Living the Dream
Aunt Bea
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- Near Mount Pilot
Aunt Bea
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SB,that was wonderful! Thanks for sharing that! This version of "Blowin in the wind" is a good example of how John could take a familiar song, and "make it his own". His version is unlike any played by others over the years! He brings a whole new energy to it! He looks a little lank and has some sharp edges to his features, I hate to see him looking old and ill. Thanks again!
Aunt Bea
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Very sad.
It seems like legendary performers always do just one too many performances.
Aunt Bea
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Johnny Cash made several appearances on Sesame Street over the years.
JOHNNY CASH ON FIRST MEETING MICHAEL
Taken from an unpublished interview from 1988.
Do you still want to meet other artists?
JC: I sure do. I get a kick out of meeting an artist I admire. I had always wanted to meet Michael Jackson. And I did meet him. June and I had recorded a song called "Jackson," and there's a line in the song that says, "We got married in a fever/ Hotter than a pepper sprout." I walked up and said, "Hi, Michael. I'm Johnny Cash," and he said, "Johnny Cash! Hotter than a pepper sprout!"
Taken from an unpublished interview from 1988.
Do you still want to meet other artists?
JC: I sure do. I get a kick out of meeting an artist I admire. I had always wanted to meet Michael Jackson. And I did meet him. June and I had recorded a song called "Jackson," and there's a line in the song that says, "We got married in a fever/ Hotter than a pepper sprout." I walked up and said, "Hi, Michael. I'm Johnny Cash," and he said, "Johnny Cash! Hotter than a pepper sprout!"