Johnny Cash is rolling in his grave.

Or maybe just grinning a little wider.

I love the man in black....umm..platonically. No, country is not the only music I listen to, but the old stuff is damned good. If you've ever heard A Boy Named Sue you've gotta know, there's a sequel. Besides all the childrens poems, Where the Sidewalk
Ends
, et cetera, Shel Silverstein (composer of a boy named sue) wrote vast amounts of very adult poetry, and songs that could never be published in a childrens book.

Among these, he wrote a version of the boy named sue, where the father finally gets his say. You'll laugh your ass off. Other lyrics to his songs can be found here.

 

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This is awesome. I'm a huge Silverstein fan, and I had never heard that before. Thanks for sharing.
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i loved this spc nobody special. i too adore johhny cash. he recorded a version of the 'nine inch nails' song 'hurt' before he died and it also makes fascinating (if slightly strange listening).

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