A Boy Named Sue

well my daddy left home when I was three and they didn't leave much tomorrow and me just this old guitar and a empty bottle of food now I don't blame him because he running here but the meanest thing that he ever did was before he left he went named me sue well he must have thought that it was quite a joke and it got a lot of laughs from a lots of folks seems I had to fight my whole life through some gal would giggle and not get rid he's some guy laughter neither Buster's there I'll take it life ain't easy for a boy named Sue [Applause] well I grew up quick and I grew up mean my fist got hard my wits got keen roll from town to town to hide my shame but I made me a bow to the moon and stars I'd search the Hawking Thompson bars and kill that man and give me that awful name well it was Gatlinburg in mid-july and I just hit town and my throat is dry I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew I had an old saloon on the street of mud there at a table dealin study such a dirty mangy dog 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 baking phantom prey and old I looked at him and my blood ran cold I said my name is sue how do you do [Applause] well I hit him hard right between the eyes and he went down but to my surprise come up with the knife and cut off a piece of my ear but I bust to the chair right across his teeth and we crashed through the wall into the street kicking and gouging and the mud the blood and the beard I tell you I bought 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 cuz he went for his guard in the bull mine first he stood there looking at me and I saw him smile he said son this world is rough and if a man's gonna make it he's gotta be tough and I know 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 that name that helped to make you strong you said no you just fought one hell of a fight and I know you hate me and you got the right to kill me now I wouldn't blame you if you do but you ought to thank me before I die for the gravel any guts in the smithy I cuz I'm the son of a [ __ ] has named you soon what could I do I got all choked up and I threw down my gun called him a pawn he called me a son and I come away with a different point of view and I think about him hunt them 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 any damn thing but sue [Applause] [Music]

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Keywords: Johnny, Cash, Music, Encyclopedia, of, Country, Boy, Named, Sue

Id: tA1Pey1bHFk

Length: 3min 44sec (224 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 07 2014