Pittsburgh Comedy: Original Lyrics to Johnny Cash's “A Boy Named .

Johnny Cash was an artist who was renowned for bucking the system, foralways writing songs in his own style. But did you recognize that oneparticular Johnny Cash song was changed due to pressure from the recordcompany? Originally Cash`s "A Boy Named Sue" didn`t take the saccharinehappy ending as the version we`ve all amount to know. Following are theoriginal, rarely-seen lyrics to the classic hit.

The strain is approximately a boy whose father left him at a rattling immature age,but not before saddling him with the name "Sue". The lyrics are the samefor the entire first part of the song. But after the protagonistmeets his father, the original lyrics are rather a bit different. Finally we can see the original, true translation of Johnny Cash`s great work before the busybodies and censors took their scissors to it.

You can see the recorded version of the lyrics in full here for comparison: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/johnnycash/aboynamedsue.html

The changed lyrics start right after this stanza of the song:

"I tell ya, I`ve fought tougher men
But I actually can`t recall when,
He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.
I heard him laugh and so 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. "
-Johnny Cash, A Boy Named Sue (recorded version)

The original lyrics that terminated the song:

And he said, "Son, the fact that Sue`s your name
Is not my fault, I can`t choose the blame
And your mother`s just as complicit as anyone
It`s not my fault she was such a fool
When she signed you up to go to school
And actually wrote that call on the stupid form
"It`s not that difficult to get your name changed
As tenacious as you`ve got the court fees arranged
Or you could get simply used your first initial "S"
And when people asked you what the S stood for,
You coulda just lied and said "Steve" or ignored
`em and your life would be better than you`d ever guess
"The reason "Sue" is on your book of birth
Was a transcription error by the nurse
Did you always regain it strange your middle name is "Perman?"
And it`s obvious that you`re not-so-bright
If you went by "Sue" your full life
You`re a dillweed and a pud who I can`t stand"
So I looked my pa right in the eye
My eyes got moist, and I started to cry
And so I slit him neck to nuts before he could talk again
And I mean about him, now and then
As I mail his viscera to every congressman
And if I always own a son, I reckon I`m gonna name him_
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Eric S. Donaldsonis a comedian, singer & songwriter from Pittsburgh, PA - he hasLOTS more funny blogs & musings at EricSDonaldson.com