A Boy Named Sue (Live) Lyrics

Song	A Boy Named Sue (Live)
Artist	Johnny Cash
Album	Man in Black: Live in Demark 1971
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[00:00.00]	作曲 : Sheldon Silverstein
[00:01.00]	作词 : Sheldon Silverstein
[00:08.61]	Well, my daddy left home when I was three
[00:10.70]	And he didn't leave much to ma and me
[00:13.14]	Just this ole guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
[00:16.09]
[00:17.80]	Now I don't blame him 'cause he run and hid
[00:19.96]	But the meanest thing that he ever did
[00:22.19]	Was before he left he went and named me Sue.
[00:26.00]
[00:27.58]	Well, he musta thought that it was quite a joke
[00:30.58]	An' it got a lot of laughs from lots a folks
[00:32.43]	Seems I had to fight my whole life through.
[00:36.40]
[00:37.73]	Some gal would giggle and I'd get red
[00:39.82]	And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head
[00:42.56]	I'll tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named Sue.
[00:45.46]
[00:49.45]	Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean
[00:51.80]	My fist got hard and my wits got keen
[00:54.21]	I roamed from town to town to hide my shame.
[00:58.88]
[00:59.25]	But I made me a vow to the moon and stars
[01:01.23]	I'd search the honky-tonks and bars
[01:03.62]	And kill that man that gave me that awful name.
[01:06.87]
[01:08.35]	Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July
[01:09.98]	And I'd just hit town and my throat was dry
[01:13.21]	I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.
[01:16.60]
[01:17.71]	In an old saloon on a street of mud
[01:20.01]	There at a table dealin' stud
[01:22.29]	Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me Sue.
[01:25.31]
[01:26.98]	Well I knew that snake was my own sweet dad
[01:29.44]	From a worn out picture that my mother had
[01:31.76]	And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.
[01:35.78]
[01:36.40]	He was big and bent and grey and old
[01:38.68]	And I looked at him and my blood ran cold, and I said
[01:41.65]	"My name is Sue! How do you do? Now you gonna die!"
[01:48.08]	Yeah! That's what I told him.
[01:50.89]
[01:52.68]	Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
[01:55.03]	And he went down but to my surprise
[01:57.86]	Came up with a knife an' cut off a piece o' my ear.
[02:01.04]
[02:02.18]	I busted a chair right across his teeth
[02:04.34]	And we crashed through the wall and into the street
[02:06.75]	Kickin' and a gougin' in the mud and the blood and the beer.
[02:09.68]
[02:11.72]	I tell ya, I've fought tougher men
[02:13.65]	But I really can't remember when
[02:16.25]	He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.
[02:19.83]
[02:20.94]	Well, I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss
[02:23.17]	He went for his gun but I pulled mine first
[02:25.98]	He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.
[02:30.11]
[02:30.60]	And he said, "Son, this world is rough
[02:32.94]	And if a man's gonna make it he's gotta be tough
[02:35.64]	And I know I wouldn't be there to help you along.
[02:38.29]
[02:39.82]	So I gave you that name and I said goodbye
[02:42.40]	I knew you'd have to get tough or die
[02:44.83]	And it's that name that helped to make you strong."
[02:49.20]	Yeah! He said, "Now you just fought one hell of a fight
[02:53.12]	And I know you hate me and ya got the right
[02:55.61]	To kill me now and I wouldn't blame you if you do.
[03:00.14]	But you oughta thank me before I die
[03:02.48]	For the gravel in your gut and the spit in the eye
[03:05.03]	'Cause I'm the son-of-a-***** that named you Sue."
[03:08.80]	Yeah, what could I do? What COULD I do?
[03:12.49]	I got all choked up and threw down my gun
[03:15.60]	Called him my pa and he called me his son
[03:17.83]	And I came away with a different point of view.
[03:22.45]	And I think about him now and then
[03:24.68]	Every time I try and every time I win
[03:27.65]	And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him
[03:32.53]	Bill or George, anything but Sue! I still hate that name!

[00:00.00]	zuo qu : Sheldon Silverstein
[00:01.00]	zuo ci : Sheldon Silverstein
[00:08.61]	Well, my daddy left home when I was three
[00:10.70]	And he didn' t leave much to ma and me
[00:13.14]	Just this ole guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
[00:16.09]
[00:17.80]	Now I don' t blame him ' cause he run and hid
[00:19.96]	But the meanest thing that he ever did
[00:22.19]	Was before he left he went and named me Sue.
[00:26.00]
[00:27.58]	Well, he musta thought that it was quite a joke
[00:30.58]	An' it got a lot of laughs from lots a folks
[00:32.43]	Seems I had to fight my whole life through.
[00:36.40]
[00:37.73]	Some gal would giggle and I' d get red
[00:39.82]	And some guy' d laugh and I' d bust his head
[00:42.56]	I' ll tell ya, life ain' t easy for a boy named Sue.
[00:45.46]
[00:49.45]	Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean
[00:51.80]	My fist got hard and my wits got keen
[00:54.21]	I roamed from town to town to hide my shame.
[00:58.88]
[00:59.25]	But I made me a vow to the moon and stars
[01:01.23]	I' d search the honkytonks and bars
[01:03.62]	And kill that man that gave me that awful name.
[01:06.87]
[01:08.35]	Well, it was Gatlinburg in midJuly
[01:09.98]	And I' d just hit town and my throat was dry
[01:13.21]	I thought I' d stop and have myself a brew.
[01:16.60]
[01:17.71]	In an old saloon on a street of mud
[01:20.01]	There at a table dealin' stud
[01:22.29]	Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me Sue.
[01:25.31]
[01:26.98]	Well I knew that snake was my own sweet dad
[01:29.44]	From a worn out picture that my mother had
[01:31.76]	And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.
[01:35.78]
[01:36.40]	He was big and bent and grey and old
[01:38.68]	And I looked at him and my blood ran cold, and I said
[01:41.65]	" My name is Sue! How do you do? Now you gonna die!"
[01:48.08]	Yeah! That' s what I told him.
[01:50.89]
[01:52.68]	Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
[01:55.03]	And he went down but to my surprise
[01:57.86]	Came up with a knife an' cut off a piece o' my ear.
[02:01.04]
[02:02.18]	I busted a chair right across his teeth
[02:04.34]	And we crashed through the wall and into the street
[02:06.75]	Kickin' and a gougin' in the mud and the blood and the beer.
[02:09.68]
[02:11.72]	I tell ya, I' ve fought tougher men
[02:13.65]	But I really can' t remember when
[02:16.25]	He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.
[02:19.83]
[02:20.94]	Well, I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss
[02:23.17]	He went for his gun but I pulled mine first
[02:25.98]	He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.
[02:30.11]
[02:30.60]	And he said, " Son, this world is rough
[02:32.94]	And if a man' s gonna make it he' s gotta be tough
[02:35.64]	And I know I wouldn' t be there to help you along.
[02:38.29]
[02:39.82]	So I gave you that name and I said goodbye
[02:42.40]	I knew you' d have to get tough or die
[02:44.83]	And it' s that name that helped to make you strong."
[02:49.20]	Yeah! He said, " Now you just fought one hell of a fight
[02:53.12]	And I know you hate me and ya got the right
[02:55.61]	To kill me now and I wouldn' t blame you if you do.
[03:00.14]	But you oughta thank me before I die
[03:02.48]	For the gravel in your gut and the spit in the eye
[03:05.03]	' Cause I' m the sonofa that named you Sue."
[03:08.80]	Yeah, what could I do? What COULD I do?
[03:12.49]	I got all choked up and threw down my gun
[03:15.60]	Called him my pa and he called me his son
[03:17.83]	And I came away with a different point of view.
[03:22.45]	And I think about him now and then
[03:24.68]	Every time I try and every time I win
[03:27.65]	And if I ever have a son, I think I' m gonna name him
[03:32.53]	Bill or George, anything but Sue! I still hate that name!

[00:00.00]	zuò qǔ : Sheldon Silverstein
[00:01.00]	zuò cí : Sheldon Silverstein
[00:08.61]	Well, my daddy left home when I was three
[00:10.70]	And he didn' t leave much to ma and me
[00:13.14]	Just this ole guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
[00:16.09]
[00:17.80]	Now I don' t blame him ' cause he run and hid
[00:19.96]	But the meanest thing that he ever did
[00:22.19]	Was before he left he went and named me Sue.
[00:26.00]
[00:27.58]	Well, he musta thought that it was quite a joke
[00:30.58]	An' it got a lot of laughs from lots a folks
[00:32.43]	Seems I had to fight my whole life through.
[00:36.40]
[00:37.73]	Some gal would giggle and I' d get red
[00:39.82]	And some guy' d laugh and I' d bust his head
[00:42.56]	I' ll tell ya, life ain' t easy for a boy named Sue.
[00:45.46]
[00:49.45]	Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean
[00:51.80]	My fist got hard and my wits got keen
[00:54.21]	I roamed from town to town to hide my shame.
[00:58.88]
[00:59.25]	But I made me a vow to the moon and stars
[01:01.23]	I' d search the honkytonks and bars
[01:03.62]	And kill that man that gave me that awful name.
[01:06.87]
[01:08.35]	Well, it was Gatlinburg in midJuly
[01:09.98]	And I' d just hit town and my throat was dry
[01:13.21]	I thought I' d stop and have myself a brew.
[01:16.60]
[01:17.71]	In an old saloon on a street of mud
[01:20.01]	There at a table dealin' stud
[01:22.29]	Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me Sue.
[01:25.31]
[01:26.98]	Well I knew that snake was my own sweet dad
[01:29.44]	From a worn out picture that my mother had
[01:31.76]	And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.
[01:35.78]
[01:36.40]	He was big and bent and grey and old
[01:38.68]	And I looked at him and my blood ran cold, and I said
[01:41.65]	" My name is Sue! How do you do? Now you gonna die!"
[01:48.08]	Yeah! That' s what I told him.
[01:50.89]
[01:52.68]	Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
[01:55.03]	And he went down but to my surprise
[01:57.86]	Came up with a knife an' cut off a piece o' my ear.
[02:01.04]
[02:02.18]	I busted a chair right across his teeth
[02:04.34]	And we crashed through the wall and into the street
[02:06.75]	Kickin' and a gougin' in the mud and the blood and the beer.
[02:09.68]
[02:11.72]	I tell ya, I' ve fought tougher men
[02:13.65]	But I really can' t remember when
[02:16.25]	He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.
[02:19.83]
[02:20.94]	Well, I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss
[02:23.17]	He went for his gun but I pulled mine first
[02:25.98]	He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.
[02:30.11]
[02:30.60]	And he said, " Son, this world is rough
[02:32.94]	And if a man' s gonna make it he' s gotta be tough
[02:35.64]	And I know I wouldn' t be there to help you along.
[02:38.29]
[02:39.82]	So I gave you that name and I said goodbye
[02:42.40]	I knew you' d have to get tough or die
[02:44.83]	And it' s that name that helped to make you strong."
[02:49.20]	Yeah! He said, " Now you just fought one hell of a fight
[02:53.12]	And I know you hate me and ya got the right
[02:55.61]	To kill me now and I wouldn' t blame you if you do.
[03:00.14]	But you oughta thank me before I die
[03:02.48]	For the gravel in your gut and the spit in the eye
[03:05.03]	' Cause I' m the sonofa that named you Sue."
[03:08.80]	Yeah, what could I do? What COULD I do?
[03:12.49]	I got all choked up and threw down my gun
[03:15.60]	Called him my pa and he called me his son
[03:17.83]	And I came away with a different point of view.
[03:22.45]	And I think about him now and then
[03:24.68]	Every time I try and every time I win
[03:27.65]	And if I ever have a son, I think I' m gonna name him
[03:32.53]	Bill or George, anything but Sue! I still hate that name!

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