Johnny Cash - Mean Eyed Cat

I gave 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 that mean eyed cat

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 ol' 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, I gotta buy another ticket
Gonna 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

Well, 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 Now we're curled up on the sofa
Me and her and that mean eyed cat
I gave 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 that mean eyed cat

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 ol' 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, I gotta buy another ticket
Gonna 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

Well, 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 Now we're curled up on the sofa
Me and her and that mean eyed cat
Mean Eyed Cat - Johnny Cash

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