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 gave 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 she 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 old 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 to 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 east bound train."

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

Well, I got off the train somewhere in Arkansas
And I worked up the guts to call my Mother-In-Law
She said, "I'll tell you where she is, if you act right."
"She's workin' four to twelve at Trucker's World tonight."

When I walked in she saw me, and she took off her apron
And she grabbed her goin' home hat
She bought a ticket with her tips
And now we're curled up on the
sofa, me and her....and that mean eyed cat.

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• Eyed
• Cat
• Johnny
• Cash

[DarthSeptic]

Never once did I do the song on stage, and as the years passed, it bugged me more and more that the song was unfinished. So, about a year ago, I wrote the third verse.

When I brought it to these sessions, it was like a new song. Finally, after 41 years, I'm satisfied with "Mean Eyed Cat"

[EkikaMess]

I love this song, i always smile whenever i hear it... Good job!

[nightintheruts617]

i bet then more that if she ever left she'd come come crawlin back to me(i made that same bet)and now i'm $10 richer hhahahahah now she's right here with me just like i said

[SarahMeyers1000]

i love this song:)

[devilrobbie25]

@starfoxjr6976711 on the unchained album

[TheDJGrandPa]

@Bennie94v I heard he's an Elvis fan,so don't be too surprised if he likes Cash.

[LeeSawyer]

This is not Johnny's most famous song, but it may be one of his most important. He captures the essence of rural Southern speech in this song ("lil ole note", "I'll be dat blamed", etc) in a way that is authentic and impossible to fake. I love the later version he did as well. Time capsule material for future generations.

[beestonpoet]

@goodoldbill cos it aint as good as the ones u ever hear MELODICALLY .. Lyrically is pretty good though .. an the Unchained version gives it more life .. but still dont alter the fact it aint got a hook an has an unremarkable melody ..

[alexey1983rus]

Просто класс!Одна из лучших песен в исполнении Джонни!Великий человек и певец!

[starfoxjr6976711]

i wonder where you can find the unchained version of this song?

[Bennie94v]

=O justin beiber has disliked again

\m/ | | RIP Johnny Cash