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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

Johnny Cash/Tim Hardin, Johnny Cash or Tom Jones, Johnny Cash & Nine Inch Nails, Johnny Cash and others

Music Jokes:

What did the police officer make Johnny Cash do when he got pulled over for drunk driving? .....Walk the Line Submitted by:	Q: What does Johnny Cash get if he eats too much hot spicy food? A: A Ring Of Fire Submitted by:
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Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: J. R. Cash. Submitted by: crazydon

Also known as: J. R. Cash. Submitted by: Seth M. Webster

Performer Nick Names:

Known informally as: The Man In Black. Submitted by: Rachel Stedman

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name

Comments & Submitter Name

"Ballad Of Ira Hayes"

Not surprisingly, neither the word "ballad" nor the phrase "ballad of" tend to be found in the lyrics of songs whose titles begin with that phrase. The most familiar line is probably at the beginning of each chorus: "Call him drunken Ira Hayes. He don't answer anymore." So a possible "alternate title" by which it might be known could be "Call Him Drunken Ira Hayes" or simply "Ira Hayes". - Thessaly Danes

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Orange Bosom Special"	"Orange Blossom Special"	Carmen Nunki
"Ballad Of A Drag Queen"	"Ballad Of A Teenage Queen"	MSG
"I Snort The Line"	"I Walk The Line"	neptunevsmars
"I Lost A Dime"	"I Walk The Line"	009
"When We Retire"	"Ring Of Fire"	jorgem
There are additional new song names available.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"I've Been Everywhere,"	Although he may have come close...	Countryboy

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"Who Are You"	"A Boy Named Sue," Johnny Cash	Kathy
"Mr. Bass Man"	"Daddy Sang Bass," Johnny Cash	Kathy
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?"	"One Piece At A Time," Johnny Cash	Jordan
"Who's That Girl?"	"A Boy Named Sue," Johnny Cash	Whoops! Talk about embarrassing! - Jonathan S
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Understand Your Ma" originally "Understand Your Man"

Rapunzel Gladstone

"Understand Our Man" originally "Understand Your Man"

Rapunzel Gladstone

"The Man In Back" originally "The Man In Black"

Regina Olsen

"Man Eyed Cat" originally "Mean Eyed Cat"

Meg Owens

"Ma In Black" originally "Man In Black "

Peter

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Understand Your Manx" originally "Understand Your Man"

As in a Manx (Tailless) Cat

Rapunzel Gladstone

"Megan Eyed Cat" originally "Mean Eyed Cat"

iow, she looked at a kitty cat

Meg Owens

"Daddy Sang Brass" originally "Daddy Sang Bass"

Peter

"A Body Named Sue" originally "A Boy Named Sue"

Gretchen Wieners

"A Buoy Named Sue" originally "A Boy Named Sue"

Do buoys have names ?!?

Gretchen Wieners

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Give My Love To Hose" originally "Give Me Love To Rose"

Josh

"Waited Man" originally "Wanted Man"

As in, a man who people waited for.

nally

"I Walk The Lane" originally "I Walk The Line"

Much more leisurely than walking the line

Whatever you want to call me

"Wasted Man" originally "Wanted Man"

Eac Zeffron

"Wanted Map" originally "Wanted Man"

Eac Zeffron

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Recordings:

Mar 28 "It burrrrrrrrnnns!" by Redneck MBA a parody of "Ring Of Fire" by Johnny Cash

Damn it burns! singsnap.com: (sing snap) (Comments)

Mar 5 "I've Got Body Hair" by Phil Alexander a parody of "I've Been Everywhere" by Johnny Cash

The title says it all... possibly my favourite recording so far, but very difficult to sing at speed. soundclick.com: (mp3) (Comments)

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Green Grow The Lilacs"	"The Battle of Shiloh"	Airfarcewon
"The Streets of Laredo"	"The Streets Where I Pay Dough"	Airfarcewon
"A Boy Named Sue"	"Life Ain't Easy With A High IQ"	Tommy Turtle
"Ring of Fire"	"Sing of Tyler"	Michael Pacholek
"I've Been Everywhere"	"I Drink Everywhere"	Rex Ungericht
"The Ring of Fire"	"The Lake of Fire"	dennis
"Ring Of Fire"	"Ring Of Fire"	Aussie Bob
"Folsom Prison Blues"	"Concord Prison Blues"	Invisible Boy
"Green Grow The Lilacs"	"Government Money"	Airfarcewon
"Cocaine Blues"	"Caffeine Blues"	Susanna Viljanen
There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Chattanooga City Limit Sign	Chattanooga Chamber Of Commerce	Edward
Man In Black	Men In Black 3 (If, of course, there is one)	Leg Mann
Folsom Prison Blues	Fox show 'Prison Break'	Chris Oakley
I've Been Everywhere	Travel Agent	ol'55
I Walk The Line	The Moscow Grand Circus	Susanna VIljanen
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Ring of Fire	California State Geological Survey	Raphael
A Boy Named Sue	Gender Reassignment Clinic	dwasifar
Starkville City Jail	Starkville MI City Jail	Amanda Barton
Ring Of Fire	Hemerrhoid Information Line	Jimbo
Delia's Gone	Norwich City FC	pickle*
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen	A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash	Born To A Boy Named Sue	PinmonkeyJunkie
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town Kenny Rogers	Don't Take Your Guns To Town Johnny Cash	Ruby, Don't Take Your Guns To Town Watch out! She's armed and dangerous!	crazydon
Lord Of The Flies Iron Maiden	Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash	Lord Of The Ring Of Fireflies	Penelope Beckinsale
Sk8er Boi Avril Lavigne	A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash	A Sk8er Boi Named Sue	Heather Brockwell
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Petty Cash

Tom Petty combined with Johnny Cash

Submitted By: neptunevsmars

Misheard Lyrics:

"Hurt" Misheard Lyrics: What have I become. My Swedish friend Original Lyrics: What have I become. My sweetest friend	"Hurt" Misheard Lyrics: What have I become My sweet-a** friend? Original Lyrics: What have I become My sweetest friend?
"Ghost Riders In The Sky" Misheard Lyrics: Volkswagons in the sky Original Lyrics: Ghost riders in the sky	"The Rebel" Misheard Lyrics: Johnny, your ma was a rebel. Original Lyrics: Johnny Yuma was a rebel.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"It Ain't Me, Babe"

Misheard Lyrics:

Promise never to fart

Original Lyrics:

Promise never to part

Story about this misheard lyric by: Michael

My daughter and I were listening to the "Walk The Line" soundtrack, and both of us misheard the same line.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Ring Of Fire"

Better Lyrics:

I was sent to a burnin' lake of fire.
I thought I was righteous,but I was found to be a liar.
And it burns,burns,burns.......The Lake of Fire..........The Lake of Fire.

Original Lyrics:

I fell into a burnin' ring of fire.
I went down,down,down.....and the flames were growin' higher.
And it burns,burns,burns.....the Ring of Fire....The Ring of Fire.

Submitted by: steve p.

"I Walk The Line"

Better Lyrics:

I keep my pants up with a piece of twine
I keep my fly wide open all the time
I keep the knot loose on my piece of twine
Say you'll be mine, and you can pull the twine

Original Lyrics:

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

Submitted by: Ernie G

"Folsom Prison Blues"

Better Lyrics:

I feel the worms a crawling
They're up inside my head
Guess it doesn't matter
Now that I am dead
And I'm stuck inside a coffin
Buried six feet down
And if the lord don't forgive me
I'm ring of fire bound

Original Lyrics:

I hear that train a-coming
It's a-rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps dragging on
But that train keeps rolling
On down to San Antone

Submitted by: Richard B

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Folsom Prison Blues"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

Why They're Nonsensical:

I'll tell you why this doesn't make sense. Reno is in Nevada. Folsom Prison is in California and part of the California state prison system. Why is he serving time in a different state from the one that had jurisdiction for the crime?

Submitted by: Alexis

"When Man Comes Around"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

Whoever is unjust, let him be unjust still
Whoever is righteous, let him be righteous still
Whoever is filthy, let him be filthy still

Why They're Nonsensical:

Note the use of the male pronoun. Anyway, this is a tricky one. One might assume that it is simply letting all 'men' be the way they are, and that it is tolerant. But when you realise that injustice and righteousness are inhernetly forms of intolerance (especially the former, but both are linked). So infact, it is just allowing a lack of tolerance, so in fact it actually not sensical.

Submitted by: Myrtone

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"A Boy Named Sue"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

I roamed from town to town to hide my shame.

Why They're Inappropriate:

Or you could have avoided much of that shame and roamed to the courthouse when you turned 18 and changed that awful name. It worked for Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali, and he grew up quick and he grew up mean and had fists that were hard and wits that were keen. Ah, but then we wouldn't have this great song, and the great Amiright parodies thereof. (Way to go, Mike, using a word like 'thereof' in front of a guy like Sue.

Submitted by: Michael Pacholek

Dated Lyrics:

"Folsom Prison Blues"

The Dated Lyrics:

I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car,
They're probably drinkin' coffee,
And smokin' big cigars,

Why They're Dated:

I suspect that the eating and coffee drinking are about the only things referred to in these lines that might still be very apt regarding U.S. dining cars today in the Amtrak era. I doubt that what dining cars are now left in the U.S. are all that fancy or all that much the haunts of the rich anymore. But the most certain change is with the last part, as Amtrak has made all dining cars smoke-free for some years now.

Submitted by: Wendy Carpenter

"Folsom Prison Blues"

The Dated Lyrics:

But that train keeps a-rollin',
On down to San Antone.

Why They're Dated:

The train he's singing about is a passenger train, as evidenced by other references in the song, like 'I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car'. Now there are far fewer passenger trains in the U.S. than there used to be. And none pass anywhere near Folsom Prison en route to San Antonio.

Submitted by: Wendy Carpenter

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Understand Your Man"

The Lyrics:

Well you can give my other suit
To the Salvation Army

Product Brand Name:

The Salvation Army

Submitted by: The Fat Cat

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Daddy Sang Bass"

The Song Lyrics:

Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Song They Mention:

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Submitted by: Martha Hankins

Scary Song Lyrics:

"Delia's Gone"

The Lyrics:

First time I shot her I shot her in the side
Hard to watch her suffer
But with the second shot she died
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone

But jailer, oh, jailer Jailer,
I can't sleep 'Cause all around my bedside
I hear the patter of Delia's feet
Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone

Why:

It is a true murder ballad, and the brutality of it still scares me, fifteen years later.

Submitted by: Joakim

"Folsom Prison Blues"

The Lyrics:

Well, I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die

Why:

Why would anyone shoot someone just to watch him die?

Submitted by: crazydon

Song Title Space Change:

"Song Of The Pat Riot" originally "Song Of The Patriot"

Submitted by: Patricia McClure

Song Title Anagrams:

"Bullies Form Spoons" originally "Folsom Prison Blues"

Submitted by: Josh

"Whale Tinkle" originally "Walk The Line"

Submitted by: U. Carrie Oats

"Tinkle Awhile" originally "I Walk The Line"

Submitted by: Tiffany Furlong

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Folsom Prison Blues"

The Lyrics:

But I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' on

Why:

Folsom Prison in California, where Johnny performed live for the inmates and recorded a landmark live album.

Submitted by: Martha Hankins

"Orange Blossom Special"

The Lyrics:

Well, I'm going down to Florida
And get some sand in my shoes.
Or maybe California
And get some sand in my shoes.
I'll ride that Orange Blossom Special
And lose these New York blues.

Why:

Refers to the U.S. states of Florida and California, and also to New York, most likely to the city rather than the state generally. Since the Orange Blossom Special sounds like the name of a train, curiously the lyrics would seem to imply that that train went from New York to both Florida and California. That seems unlikely, as Florida would be a major detour en route from New York to California. But, who knows?

Submitted by: Connie Brady

Song Title Acrostics:

FAB: "Flesh And Blood"

Submitted by: Isaac

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Balsam Prison Flues" originally "Folsom Prison Blues"

Submitted by: Andrea Greenleaf

"Forty Grades Of Sheen" originally "Forty Shades Of Green"

Submitted by: Scarlett Lopez

"The Soy Named Boo" originally "The Boy Named Sue"

Submitted by: Connie Brady

"I Lock The Wine" originally "I Walk The Line"

Submitted by: Country

Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"Folsom Prison Blues"

The Lyrics:

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 blowin'
I hang my head and cry

Why:

This song is about a man in prison lamenting why he is not out in the world as a free man because of his life in crime.

Also, Johnny was watching Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison while serving in the Air Force in West Germany, and he has something against that. The song is in F-major.

Submitted by: Rocky Mak

Lyrics Spoonerisms:

"Flesh And Blood"

The Lyrics:

But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood,
And you're the one I need.

Why:

But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood,
And you're the nun-eye weed.

Submitted by: Melanie Bianca Green

Crime Records:

"Smuggling Drugs over an International Border"

Despite having written and sung the "Folsom Prison Blues," the only time the Man in Black was ever in jail was for a time he attempted to bring over stimulants from Mexico.

Submitted by: Raphael

Performers with Handicaps:

"Shy-Drager's Syndrome"

Shy-Drager's syndrome is a neurological syndrome which degenerates the autonomic neural system. On his last years, Johnny Cash suffered from it. Unlike Celeste mentioned, he didn't have Alzheimer's.

Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen

"Diabetes"

Unlike Celeste said, Johnny Cash didn't die from Alzheimer's nor he had it. He died from complications of diabetes. He was intellectually still quite active on his last days, having done his last concert just two months before his death.

Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen

"Altizemers"

At the end of his life in 2003 it was reported that Johnny Cash had passed away from Althiemers diseas.

Submitted by: Celeste