The Johnny Cash Show

Folsom Prison Blues & I Walk The Line performed by Johnny Cash

Original Air Dates: 1969 - 1976 (ABC), 1976 (CBS)

OPENING THEME - Folsom Prison Blues

COMPLETE LYRICS

I hear the train a comin', it's rolling round the bend
and I isn't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,  and time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone.

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.
Now every time I hear that whistle I hang my head and cry.

I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car.
Tthey're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free.
But those people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me.

Well if they'd free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move just a little further down the line,
Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.

   

CLOSING THEME - I Walk The Line

COMPLETE LYRICS

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine.
I keep my eyes open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds.
Because your mine, I walk the line.

I find it very very easy to be true.
I find myself alone when the day is through.
Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you.
Because your mine, I walk the line.

As sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind, both day and night.
And happiness I've known proves that it's right.
Because your mine, I walk the line.

You've got a way to keep me on your side.
You give me cause for love that I can't hide.
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide.
Because your mine, I walk the line.

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine.
I keep my eyes open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds.
Because your mine, I walk the line.