Johnny Cash

I Got a Boy (And His Name Is John)

Johnny Cash


Tom: C

C
   I got a boy and his name is John,
         G                      C
    you oughta see little John tag along,
                            F
    goin' where his daddy goes,
     C                 G      C
    learnin' what his daddy knows.

C
    We got a boy and his name is John,
         G                      C
    you oughta see little John tag along,
                           F
    goin' where his daddy goes,
     C                 G      C
    learnin' what his daddy knows.

C
    He's got a friend and her name is Kay,
        G                  C
    and Kay goes with him every day,
                     F
    gonna take Kay along,
    C            G        C
    gonna teach Kay this song.

C
    He's got a friend and his name is George,
         G                     C
    but he's not the one from Valley Forge,
                              F
    and he's never been President,
C                   G         C
    that ain't the George we meant.

C
    He's got a friend and his name is Gives…

(it's, it's a dog! I know, but he's his friend.
Yeah, hon, but it's a dog. I know, but he's his friend, - Okay)

C
    He's got a friend and his name is Gives,
     G                         C
    Gives is so fat you can't see his ribs,
                          F
    a dog named Sergeant too, he's his friend,
C                 G          C
    watch out he might bite you.

C
    I got a boy and his name is John,
         G                      C
    you oughta see little John tag along,
                           F
    goin' where his daddy goes (and his mommie),
     C                 G                       C
    learnin' what his daddy (and his mommie) knows.

   (He will pick corn with his mama)

C
   I got a boy and his name is John,
         G                      C
    you oughta see little John tag along,
                           F
    goin' where his daddy goes (mommie goes),
     C                 G      C
    learnin' what his daddy knows.

(Okay, he can go with both of us, you can go with me
and he can go with us. That'll be nice. Okay, baby. Together)

C
    I got a boy and his name is John,
         G                      C
    you oughta see little John tag along,
                               F
    goin' where his daddy and mommie goes,
      C                G         C
    learnin' what his daddy and mommie knows.