Johnny Cash

Wanted Man

Johnny Cash


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    Wanted man in California, Wanted Man in Buffalo,
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    Wanted Man in Kansas city, Wanted Man in Ohio.
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    Wanted Man in Mississppi, Wanted Man in ol' Cheyenne,
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    wherever you might look tonight, you might see this Wanted Man.

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    I might be in Colorado, or Georgia by the sea,
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    working for some man who may not know at all who I might be.
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    If you ever see me coming, and if you know who I am,
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    don't you breathe it to nobody, 'cause you know I'm on the run.

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    Wanted Man by Lucy Watson, Wanted Man by Jeannie Brown,
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    Wanted Man by Nellie Johnson, Wanted Man in this next town.
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    I've had all that I wanted of a lot of things I've had,
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    and a lot more than I needed of some things that turned out bad.

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    I got a sidetracked in El Paso, stopped to get myself a map,
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    went the wrong way into Juarez with Juanita on my lap.
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    Then I went to sleep in Shreveport, woke up in Abilene,
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    wonderin' why the hell I'm wanted at some town half way between.

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    Wanted Man in Albuquerque, Wanted Man in Syracuse,
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    Wanted Man in Tallahassee, Wanted Man in Baton Rouge.
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    There's somebody sent to grab me anywhere that I might be
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    and wherever you might look tonight, you might get a glimpse of me.

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    Wanted Man in California, Wanted Man in Buffalo,
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    Wanted Man in Kansas city, Wanted Man in Ohio.
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    Wanted Man in Mississppi, Wanted Man in ol' Cheyenne...