Mean Eyed Cat

JOHNNY CASH

I give my woman half my money at the general store
I said, now buy a little groceries, and don't spend no more
But she paid ten dollars for a ten-cent hat
And bought some store-bought cat food for a mean-eyed cat

When I give her ten more dollars for a one-way ticket
She was mad as could be
Then I bet ten more that if she ever left
She'd come a-crawlin' back to me

When I woke up this mornin' and I turned my head
There wasn't a cotton-pickin' thing on her side of the bed
I found a little note where her head belonged
It said, dear John, honey, baby, I'm long gone

When I heard a whistle blowin', and the big wheels a-turnin'
I was scared as I could be
I put on my overalls and I headed for town
Gonna bring her back with me

I asked the man down at the station if he'd seen her there
I told him all about her pretty eyes and long, blonde hair
He spit his tobacco, said, I'll be dad-blamed
I believe I did see her leavin' on the Eastbound train

I bought a round-trip ticket on the Eastbound train
I was broke as I could be
But when I come back, I gotta buy another ticket
Gotta bring her back with me

Trivia about the song Mean Eyed Cat by Johnny Cash

On which albums was the song “Mean Eyed Cat” released by Johnny Cash?
Johnny Cash released the song on the albums “Sings Hank Williams” in 1960, “Now Here's Johnny Cash” in 1961, “Story Songs of the Trains and Rivers” in 1969, “American II: Unchained” in 1996, “The Very Best of the Sun Years” in 2008, and “The Complete Sun Masters Part 1” in 2009.
Who composed the song “Mean Eyed Cat” by Johnny Cash?
The song “Mean Eyed Cat” by Johnny Cash was composed by JOHNNY CASH.

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