Hey Porter ( Ry Cooder cover)

An old Johnny Cash song
HEY PORTER Lyrics & chords


(Johnny Cash)
(G) - (C) - (A) - (D)

(G) Hey, Porter, Hey Porter! Would you tell me the (C) time?
(G) How much longer will it be 'till we cross that (A) Mason Dixon Line? (D)
(G)At daylight would you tell the engineer to slow it (C) down;
(G)Or better still, just stop the train 'cause I (D) wanna look a (G) round.

Hey, Porter! Hey Porter! What time did you say ?
How much longer will it be 'till I can see the light of day ?
When we hit Dixie would ya tell the engineer to ring his bell;
And tell everybody that ain't asleep to stand right up and yell.

Hey, Porter! Hey, Porter! Please, go on and get my bags for me,
I don't need nobody to tell me now that I'm in Tennessee.
We're not so far from home, you know, and it's a-getting light outside
This old train is a-puffin' smoke and I have to strain in my eyes

Hey Porter! Hey Porter! Please open up the door.
When they stop this train I'm gonna get off first 'cause I can't wait no more.
Tell the engineer I say, "Thanks a lot. And I didn't mind the fare.
I'm gonna set my feet on Southern soil, I'm gonna breathe the Southern air."

Category:

Music

Tags:

• RY
• COODER
• FANCLUB
• Hey
• Porter
• Roy
• Cruz
• Mandolin

[bjcpc0337]

This ain't Ry Cooder!

[Bumptiously]

Really , really nice work. Love what you're giving of yourself to all of us listeners and fellow players. Keep it up, never stop.

[sarahromana7478]

Has anyone seen Ry Cooder's version of 'Get Rhythm' from 1987? I have tried to find it on here. I know well I think he did it with someone, I can't remember his name. It was a hit in Australia and I remember seeing the music video a number of times on TV. It's a great cover and I would love to see the video again.

[XxThexPrettyxGirlxX]

cool love this song xD

[safuna]

I believe "Hey Porter" was Johnny Cash's very first hit.

[pietmk]

Dit nummer druipt van de melancholie en heimwee... dank aan Cash, Cooder en Cruz.

(CCC)

[puptentacle]

This is flat out AWESOME! Thanks for posting this.

[JVCOSIN]

Great voice, my friend. I´m discovering the mandolin with the songs you upload, and I´m really amazed. Thanks and Happy Chritsmas.

[commment]

Shoot...gonna get me a mandolin today !!

Post more of this !!!Very Cool !