I was kind of kidding before, but after seeing the lyrics to " I've Been Everywhere", I think I might be right. Pretty clever rhyming. Forget about memorizing it.
[Chorus:]
I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man.
Crossed the desert's bare, man.
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've had my share, man.
I've been everywhere.
I've been to:
Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota,
Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota,
Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma,
Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma,
Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo,
Tocapillo, Baranquilla, and Perdilla, I'm a killer.
[Chorus]
I've been to:
Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana,
Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana,
Monterey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa,
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa,
Tennessee to Tennesse Chicopee, Spirit Lake,
Grand Lake, Devils Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake.
[Chorus]
I've been to:
Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika,
Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica,
Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport,
Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport,
Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina,
Pasadena, Catalina, see what I mean-a.
[Chorus]
I've been to:
Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado,
Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, Eldorado,
Larimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Chatanika,
Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika,
Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City,
Sioux City, Cedar City, Dodge City, what a pity.
[Chorus]
(I've been everywhere)
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last commentJuicy johnny cash box...riff !
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Actually, there was an Australian and Uk version before this but they sound like mumbo jumbo. Cash did the American version.
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Coolest thread ever Mikey.
The Australian version was a hoot. Starts slow but stick with it. And play the Indian version. Pretty cool.
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Somehow, I ended up on "Legs"!
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I wonder how many of your have ever seen this movie starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith. Coweta is the county just west of where I live.
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Johnny Cash the first rapper? Come on, Mikey. Rappers are drug addicted, violent thugs that dress all in black.
Johnny Cash, on the other hand, dressed all in black, was addicted to pills, and shot a man in Reno just to watch him die...
Oh, I guess you're right!
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Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" is, according to some, the first rap song:
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I always thought that the first rap was "Jimmy Crack Corn"?
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More proof that it's Dylan. Layin' down the rhymes. This is my favorite Dylan song. (If you look fast you might see some titty)
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^^^^ pretty snappy tune
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And these guys...
Memphis Jug Band
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I guess everything comes full circle. I heard "nigger" at least twice. Just like modern hip hop.
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Or was it "nigga"
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Cool how blacks hijacked the word and made it theirs
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And even in 1929 they were singing about drugs
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"cocaine habit blues"
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Yeah, that one cracked me up...."take a whiff on me".....nothing new under the sun lol
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And even a song about phat ass strippers
"move that thang"
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@steve I hope that's a joke. Because that's extremely funny in way or another.
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"When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry.."
--Folsom City Blues
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^^^^ you know....Cash took a shot of cocaine and shot his woman down, cause he thought he was her daddy but she had five more.
This old stuff sure sounds familiar
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