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The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
Episode 1 | 57m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson perform live in 1990.
Join Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson — "the Mt. Rushmore of country music" — for this live concert recorded in 1990. The Highwaymen perform classics like "Big River," “Folsom Prison Blues,” "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Always On My Mind." Recorded at the famous arena in Hempstead, Long Island.
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The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
Episode 1 | 57m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Join Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson — "the Mt. Rushmore of country music" — for this live concert recorded in 1990. The Highwaymen perform classics like "Big River," “Folsom Prison Blues,” "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Always On My Mind." Recorded at the famous arena in Hempstead, Long Island.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "HIGHWAYMAN"] ♪ I WAS A HIGHWAYMAN ♪ ♪ ALONG THE COACH ROADS I DID RIDE ♪ ♪ WITH SWORD AND PISTOL BY MY SIDE ♪ ♪ MANY A YOUNG MAID LOST HER BAUBLES TO MY TRADE ♪ ♪ AND MANY A SOLDIER SHED HIS LIFEBLOOD ON MY BLADE ♪ ♪ THE BASTARDS HUNG ME IN THE SPRING OF '25 ♪ ♪ BUT I AM STILL ALIVE ♪ ♪ I WAS A SAILOR ♪ ♪ I WAS BORN UPON THE TIDE ♪ ♪ AND WITH THE SEA I DID ABIDE ♪ ♪ I SAILED A SCHOONER ♪ ♪ ROUND THE HORN TO MEXICO ♪ ♪ I WENT ALOFT ♪ ♪ AND FURLED THE MAINSAIL IN A BLOW ♪ ♪ AND WHEN THE YARDS BROKE OFF ♪ ♪ THEY SAID THAT I GOT KILLED ♪ ♪ BUT I AM LIVING STILL ♪ ♪ I WAS A DAM BUILDER ♪ ♪ ACROSS THE RIVER DEEP AND WIDE ♪ ♪ WHERE STEEL AND WATER DID COLLIDE ♪ ♪ A PLACE CALLED BOULDER ON THE WILD COLORADO ♪ ♪ I SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE WET CONCRETE BELOW ♪ ♪ THEY BURIED ME IN THAT GREAT TOMB THAT KNOWS NO SOUND ♪ ♪ BUT I AM STILL AROUND ♪ ♪ I'LL ALWAYS BE AROUND ♪ ♪ AND AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND ♪ ♪ AND AROUND AND AROUND ♪ ♪ I'LL FLY A STARSHIP ♪ ♪ ACROSS THE UNIVERSE DIVIDE ♪ ♪ AND WHEN I REACH THE OTHER SIDE ♪ ♪ I'LL FIND A PLACE TO REST MY SPIRIT IF I CAN ♪ ♪ PERHAPS I MAY BECOME A HIGHWAYMAN AGAIN ♪ ♪ OR I MAY SIMPLY BE A SINGLE DROP OF RAIN ♪ ♪ BUT I WILL REMAIN ♪ ♪ AND I'LL BE BACK AGAIN ♪ ♪ AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ♪ ♪ AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "MAMMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS"] ♪ COWBOYS AIN'T EASY TO LOVE, AND THEY'RE HARDER TO HOLD ♪ ♪ THEY'D RATHER GIVE YOU A SONG THAN DIAMONDS OR GOLD ♪ ♪ LONE STAR BELT BUCKLES AND OLD, FADED LEVIS ♪ ♪ AND EACH NIGHT BEGINS A NEW DAY ♪ ♪ AND IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HIM ♪ ♪ AND HE DON'T DIE YOUNG ♪ ♪ HE'LL PROBABLY JUST RIDE AWAY ♪ ♪ MAMMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS ♪ ♪ DON'T LET 'EM PICK GUITARS AND DRIVE THEM OLD TRUCKS ♪ ♪ LET 'EM BE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS AND SUCH ♪ ♪ MAMMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS ♪ ♪ THEY'LL NEVER STAY HOME, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS ALONE ♪ ♪ EVEN WITH SOMEONE THEY LOVE ♪ ♪ COWBOYS LIKE SMOKY, OLD POOL ROOMS ♪ ♪ AND CLEAR MOUNTAIN MORNINGS ♪ ♪ LITTLE, WARM PUPPIES AND CHILDREN ♪ ♪ AND GIRLS OF THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ WHOOP WHOOP♪ ♪ WHOOP WHOOP ♪ ♪ AND THEM THAT DON'T KNOW HIM WON'T LIKE HIM ♪ ♪ AND THEM THAT DO SOMETIMES WON'T KNOW HOW TO TAKE HIM ♪ ♪ HE AIN'T WRONG, HE'S JUST DIFFERENT ♪ ♪ BUT HIS PRIDE WON'T LET HIM DO THE THINGS ♪ ♪ TO MAKE YOU THINK HE'S RIGHT ♪ ♪ MAMMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS ♪ ♪ DON'T LET 'EM PICK GUITARS OR DRIVE THEM OLD TRUCKS ♪ ♪ LET 'EM BE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS AND SUCH ♪ ♪ MAMMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS ♪ ♪ THEY'LL NEVER STAY HOME, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS ALONE ♪ ♪ EVEN WITH SOMEONE THEY LOVE ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
[PLAYING "RING OF FIRE"] ♪ I FELL INTO A BURNING RING OF FIRE ♪ ♪ I WENT DOWN, DOWN, DOWN ♪ ♪ AND THE FLAMES WENT HIGHER ♪ ♪ AND IT BURNS, BURNS, BURNS ♪ ♪ THE RING OF FIRE, THE RING OF FIRE ♪ ♪ LOVE IS A BURNING THING ♪ ♪ AND IT MAKES A FIERY RING ♪ ♪ BOUND BY WILD DESIRE ♪ ♪ I FELL INTO A RING OF FIRE ♪ ♪ I FELL INTO A BURNING RING OF FIRE ♪ ♪ I WENT DOWN, DOWN, DOWN ♪ ♪ AND THE FLAMES WENT HIGHER ♪ ♪ AND IT BURNS, BURNS, BURNS ♪ ♪ THE RING OF FIRE, THE RING OF FIRE ♪ HEY!
♪ I FELL INTO A BURNING RING OF FIRE ♪ ♪ I WENT DOWN, DOWN, DOWN ♪ ♪ AND THE FLAMES WENT HIGHER ♪ ♪ AND IT BURNS, BURNS, BURNS ♪ ♪ THE RING OF FIRE, THE RING OF FIRE ♪ ♪ THE TASTE OF LOVE IS SWEET ♪ ♪ WHEN HEARTS LIKE OURS MEET ♪ ♪ I FELL FOR YOU LIKE A CHILD ♪ ♪ OH, BUT THE FIRE WENT WILD ♪ ♪ I FELL INTO A BURNING RING OF FIRE ♪ ♪ I WENT DOWN, DOWN, DOWN ♪ ♪ AND THE FLAMES WENT HIGHER ♪ ♪ AND IT BURNS, BURNS, BURNS ♪ ♪ THE RING OF FIRE, THE RING OF FIRE ♪ ♪ AND IT BURNS, BURNS, BURNS ♪ ♪ THE RING OF FIRE, THE RING OF FIRE ♪ ♪ THE RING OF FIRE ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "ME AND BOBBY McGEE"] ♪ BUSTED FLAT IN BATON ROUGE ♪ ♪ HEADIN' FOR THE TRAIN ♪ ♪ FEELIN' NEARLY FADED AS MY JEANS ♪ ♪ BOBBY THUMBED A DIESEL DOWN ♪ ♪ JUST BEFORE IT RAINED ♪ ♪ TOOK US ALL THE WAY TO NEW ORLEANS ♪ ♪ I PULLED MY HARPOON OUT OF MY DIRTY, RED BANDANA ♪ ♪ I WAS BLOWIN' SAD WHILE BOBBY SANG THE BLUES ♪ ♪ WITH THEM WINDSHIELD WIPERS SLAPPIN' TIME ♪ ♪ AND BOBBY CLAPPIN' HANDS ♪ ♪ WE FINALLY SANG UP EVERY SONG THAT DRIVER KNEW ♪ ♪ FREEDOM'S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHIN' LEFT TO LOSE ♪ ♪ NOTHIN' AIN'T WORTH NOTHIN', BUT IT'S FREE ♪ ♪ FEELIN' GOOD WAS EASY, LORD, WHEN BOBBY SANG THE BLUES ♪ ♪ FEELIN' GOOD WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME ♪ ♪ GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND BOBBY McGEE ♪ JENNINGS: ♪ FROM THE COALMINES OF KENTUCKY ♪ ♪ TO THE CALIFORNIA SUN ♪ ♪ BOBBY SHARED THE SECRETS OF MY SOUL ♪ ♪ STANDIN' RIGHT BESIDE ME, LORD ♪ ♪ THROUGH EVERYTHING I DONE ♪ ♪ EVERY NIGHT, SHE'D KEEP ME FROM THE COLD ♪ ♪ AND THEN ONE DAY NEAR SALINAS, LORD ♪ ♪ I LET HER SLIP AWAY ♪ ♪ SEARCHIN' FOR THE HOME I HOPE SHE'LL FIND ♪ ♪ AND I'D TRADE ALL MY TOMORROWS FOR ONE SINGLE YESTERDAY ♪ ♪ HOLDIN' BOBBY'S BODY CLOSE TO MINE ♪ ♪ FREEDOM'S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHIN' LEFT TO LOSE ♪ ♪ NOTHIN' AIN'T WORTH NOTHIN', BUT IT'S FREE ♪ WHOO!
♪ FEELIN' GOOD WAS EASY, LORD ♪ ♪ WHEN BOBBY SANG THE BLUES ♪ JENNINGS: ♪ FEELIN' GOOD-- ♪ BUDDY, THAT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND WAYLON AND JOHNNY AND WILLIE.
♪ OH, GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND BOBBY McGEE ♪ YEAH, WILLIE!
YEAH.
CASH: ♪ GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND BOBBY McGEE ♪ JENNINGS: ♪ ME AND BOBBY MOTHER-LOVIN' McGEE ♪ ♪ FREEDOM'S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHIN' LEFT TO LOSE ♪ ♪ NOTHIN' AIN'T WORTH NOTHIN', BUT IT'S FREE ♪ ♪ AND IT DON'T COST NOTHIN' ♪ ♪ FEELIN' GOOD WAS EASY, LORD, WHEN BOBBY SANG THE BLUES ♪ ♪ BUDDY, THAT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME ♪ ♪ WHOOP WHOOP ♪ YEAH.
♪ GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND BOBBY McGEE ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] RIGHT BACK AT YOU.
I USUALLY INTRODUCE THIS SONG BY SAYING "HELLO.
I'M JOHNNY CASH."
BUT YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT.
[PLAYING "FOLSOM PRISON BLUES"] ♪ I HEAR THE TRAIN A-COMIN' ♪ ♪ IT'S ROLLIN' ROUND THE BEND ♪ ♪ I AIN'T SEEN THE SUNSHINE SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHEN ♪ ♪ I'M STUCK IN FOLSOM PRISON ♪ ♪ AND TIME KEEP 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 ♪ ♪ WHEN I HEAR THAT WHISTLE BLOWIN' ♪ ♪ I HANG MY HEAD AND CRY ♪ OH, YEAH!
OH, YEAH!
♪ I BET THERE'S RICH FOLKS EATIN' ♪ ♪ IN A FANCY DININ' CAR ♪ ♪ THEY'RE PROBABLY DRINKIN' COFFEE ♪ ♪ AND SMOKIN' BIG CIGARS ♪ ♪ WELL, I KNOW I HAD IT COMIN' ♪ ♪ I KNOW I CAN'T BE FREE ♪ ♪ BUT THOSE PEOPLE KEEP A-MOVIN' ♪ ♪ AND THAT'S WHAT TORTURES ME ♪ YEAH!
DO IT!
♪ WELL, IF THEY FREED ME FROM THIS PRISON ♪ ♪ IF THAT RAILROAD TRAIN WAS MINE ♪ ♪ BET I'D MOVE IT ON A LITTLE FARTHER 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 ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "SUNDAY MORNIN' COMIN' DOWN"] ♪ WELL, I WOKE UP SUNDAY MORNING ♪ ♪ WITH NO WAY TO HOLD MY HEAD THAT DIDN'T HURT ♪ ♪ AND THE BEER I HAD FOR BREAKFAST WASN'T BAD ♪ ♪ SO I HAD ONE MORE FOR DESSERT ♪ ♪ THEN I FUMBLED THROUGH MY CLOSET FOR MY CLOTHES ♪ ♪ FOUND MY CLEANEST DIRTY SHIRT ♪ ♪ THEN I WASHED MY FACE AND COMBED MY HAIR ♪ ♪ AND STUMBLED DOWN THE STAIRS TO MEET THE DAY ♪ CASH: ♪ I'D SMOKED MY MIND THE NIGHT BEFORE ♪ ♪ WITH CIGARETTES AND SONGS THAT I'D BEEN PICKIN' ♪ ♪ BUT I LIT MY FIRST AND WATCHED A SMALL BOY ♪ ♪ CUSSIN' AT A CAN THAT HE'D BEEN KICKIN' ♪ ♪ I CROSSED THE EMPTY STREETS ♪ ♪ CAUGHT THE SUNDAY SMELL OF SOMEONE'S FRYIN' CHICKEN ♪ ♪ AND IT TOOK ME BACK TO SOMETHIN' ♪ ♪ THAT I'D LOST SOMEWHERE SOMEHOW ALONG THE WAY ♪ ♪ ON A SUNDAY MORNING SIDEWALK ♪ ♪ I'M WISHING, LORD, THAT I WAS STONED ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING IN A SUNDAY ♪ ♪ THAT MAKES A BODY FEEL ALONE ♪ ♪ THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' SHORT OF DYIN' ♪ ♪ OH, HALF AS LONESOME AS THE SOUND ♪ ♪ OF A SLEEPIN' CITY SIDEWALK ♪ ♪ SUNDAY MORNIN' COMIN' DOWN ♪ ♪ IN THE PARK, I SAW A DADDY ♪ ♪ WITH A LAUGHIN', LITTLE GIRL THAT HE WAS SWINGIN' ♪ ♪ AND I STOPPED BESIDE A SUNDAY SCHOOL ♪ ♪ LISTENED TO THE SONGS THAT THEY WERE SINGIN' ♪ ♪ BRINGIN' IN THE SHEAVES ♪ ♪ THEN I HEADED BACK FOR HOME ♪ ♪ SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY, A LONESOME BELL WAS RINGIN' ♪ ♪ AND IT ECHOED THROUGH THE CANYON ♪ ♪ LIKE THE DISAPPEARING DREAMS OF YESTERDAY ♪ ♪ ON A SUNDAY MORNING SIDEWALK ♪ ♪ I'M WISHING, LORD, THAT I WAS STONED ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING 'BOUT A SUNDAY ♪ ♪ THAT'LL MAKE YOUR BODY FEEL ALONE ♪ ♪ THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' SHORT OF DYIN' ♪ ♪ HALF AS LONESOME AS THE SOUND ♪ ♪ OF A SLEEPIN' CITY SIDEWALK ♪ ♪ SUNDAY MORNIN' COMIN' DOWN ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] WHOO!
THANK YOU.
[PLAYING "HELP ME MAKE I THROUGH THE NIGHT"] YEAH!
♪ 1, 2, 3 ♪ KRISTOFFERSON: ♪ TAKE THE RIBBON FROM YOUR HAIR ♪ ♪ SHAKE IT LOOSE, LET IT FALL ♪ ♪ LAYIN' SOFT AGAINST MY SKIN ♪ ♪ LIKE THE SHADOWS ON THE WALL ♪ ♪ COME AND LAY DOWN BY MY SIDE ♪ ♪ TILL THE EARLY MORNIN' LIGHT ♪ ♪ ALL I'M TAKIN' IS YOUR TIME ♪ ♪ HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ I DON'T CARE WHAT'S RIGHT OR WRONG ♪ ♪ I DON'T TRY TO UNDERSTAND ♪ YEAH.
♪ LET THE DEVIL TAKE TOMORROW ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE TONIGHT I NEED A FRIEND ♪ WHOA!
♪ YESTERDAY IS DEAD AND GONE ♪ ♪ AND TOMORROW'S OUT OF SIGHT ♪ ♪ AND IT'S SAD TO BE ALONE ♪ ♪ HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ I DON'T CARE WHAT'S RIGHT OR WRONG ♪ YES, I DO.
♪ I DON'T TRY TO UNDERSTAND ♪ ♪ LET THE DEVIL TAKE TOMORROW ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE TONIGHT I NEED A FRIEND ♪ ♪ YESTERDAY IS DEAD AND GONE ♪ ♪ AND TOMORROW'S OUT OF SIGHT ♪ ♪ AND IT'S SAD TO BE ALONE ♪ ♪ HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪ THAT HELPS.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "ALWAYS ON MY MIND"] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
♪ MAYBE I DIDN'T LOVE YOU ♪ ♪ QUITE AS OFTEN AS I COULD HAVE ♪ ♪ MAYBE I DIDN'T TREAT YOU ♪ ♪ QUITE AS GOOD AS I SHOULD HAVE ♪ ♪ IF I MADE YOU FEEL SECOND BEST ♪ ♪ GIRL, I'M SORRY I WAS BLIND ♪ ♪ BUT YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND ♪ ♪ YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND ♪ ♪ TELL ME ♪ ♪ TELL ME THAT YOUR SWEET LOVE HASN'T DIED ♪ ♪ AND GIVE ME ♪ ♪ GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE ♪ ♪ TO KEEP YOU SATISFIED ♪ ♪ I'LL KEEP YOU SATISFIED ♪ ♪ LITTLE THINGS I SHOULD HAVE SAID AND DONE ♪ ♪ I JUST NEVER TOOK THE TIME ♪ ♪ BUT YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND ♪ ♪ YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND ♪ ♪ YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND ♪ ♪ YOU WERE ALWAYS ON ♪ ♪ MY MIND ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "I STILL MISS SOMEONE"] ♪ AT MY DOOR, THE LEAVES ARE FALLIN' ♪ ♪ A COLD, WILD WIND WILL COME ♪ ♪ SWEETHEARTS WALK BY TOGETHER ♪ ♪ AND I STILL MISS SOMEONE ♪ ♪ AND I GO OUT ON A PARTY ♪ ♪ AND LOOK FOR A LITTLE FUN ♪ ♪ BUT I FIND A DARKENED CORNER ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I STILL MISS SOMEONE ♪ ♪ NO, I NEVER GOT OVER THOSE BLUES EYES ♪ ♪ I SEE THEM EVERYWHERE ♪ ♪ I MISS THOSE ARMS THAT HELD ME ♪ ♪ WHEN ALL THE LOVE WAS THERE ♪ ♪ AND I WONDER IF SHE'S SORRY ♪ ♪ FOR LEAVING WHAT WE'D BEGUN ♪ ♪ THERE'S SOMEONE FOR ME SOMEWHERE ♪ ♪ AND I STILL MISS SOMEONE ♪ ♪ NO, I NEVER GOT OVER THOSE BLUES EYES ♪ ♪ I SEE THEM EVERYWHERE ♪ ♪ I MISS THOSE ARMS THAT HELD ME ♪ ♪ WHEN ALL THE LOVE WAS THERE ♪ ♪ AND I WONDER IF SHE'S SORRY ♪ ♪ FOR LEAVING WHAT WE'D BEGUN ♪ ♪ THERE'S SOMEONE FOR ME SOMEWHERE ♪ ♪ AND I STILL MISS SOMEONE ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] YEAH.
HERE'S OUR NEW SINGLE RECORD FROM "HIGHWAYMAN 2" ALBUM-- "SILVER STALLION."
♪ I'M GONNA STEAL ME A SILVER STALLION ♪ ♪ WITH NOT A MARK UPON HIS SILKY HIDE ♪ ♪ TEACH HIM HE CAN TRUST ME LIKE A BROTHER ♪ ♪ OH, ONE DAY, WE'LL SADDLE UP AND RIDE ♪ ALL: ♪ AND WE'RE GONNA RIDE ♪ ♪ WE'RE GONNA RIDE ♪ ♪ RIDE LIKE A ONE-EYED JACK OF DIAMONDS ♪ ♪ WITH THE DEVIL CLOSE BEHIND ♪ ♪ WE'RE GONNA RIDE ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA FIND ME A RECKLESS WOMAN ♪ ♪ RAZOR BLADES AND DICE IN HER EYES ♪ ♪ JUST A TOUCH OF SADNESS IN HER FINGERS ♪ ♪ THUNDER AND LIGHTNING IN HER THIGHS ♪ ALL: ♪ AND WE'RE GONNA RIDE ♪ ♪ WE'RE GONNA RIDE ♪ ♪ RIDE LIKE A ONE-EYED JACK OF DIAMONDS ♪ ♪ WITH THE DEVIL CLOSE BEHIND ♪ ♪ WE'RE GONNA RIDE ♪ ♪ I'M GONNA CHASE THE SKY FOREVER ♪ ♪ WITH A WOMAN AND THE STALLION AND THE WIND ♪ ♪ AND THE SUN IS GONNA BURN INTO A CINDER ♪ ♪ BEFORE WE EVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN ♪ ALL: ♪ AND WE'RE GONNA RIDE ♪ ♪ WE'RE GONNA RIDE ♪ ♪ RIDE LIKE A ONE-EYED JACK OF DIAMONDS ♪ ♪ WITH THE DEVIL CLOSE BEHIND ♪ ♪ WE'RE GONNA RIDE ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] ♪♪ ♪ IT'S THE SAME OLD TUNE, FIDDLE AND GUITAR ♪ ♪ WHERE DO WE TAKE IT FROM HERE?
♪ ♪ RHINESTONE SUITS AND NEW, SHINY CARS ♪ ♪ IT'S BEEN THE SAME WAY FOR YEARS ♪ ♪ SOMEBODY TOLD ME WHEN I FIRST GOT TO NASHVILLE ♪ ♪ "HOSS, YOU FINALLY GOT IT MADE ♪ ♪ "OLD HANK MADE IT HERE ♪ ♪ NOW, WE'RE ALL SURE THAT YOU WILL" ♪ ♪ BUT I DON'T THINK HANK DONE IT THIS WAY ♪ ♪ DID OL' HANK REALLY DO IT THIS WAY?
♪ PLAY IT.
♪ 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, MAKING ONE-NIGHT STANDS ♪ ♪ SPEEDING MY YOUNG LIFE AWAY ♪ ♪ SO TELL ME ONE MORE TIME JUST SO'S I'LL UNDERSTAND ♪ ♪ ARE YOU SURE HANK DONE IT THIS WAY?
♪ ♪ DID OL' HANK REALLY DO IT THIS WAY?
♪ TAKE IT HOME.
COME ON!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "A BOY NAMED SUE"] ♪ WELL, MY DADDY LEFT HOME WHEN I WAS 3 ♪ ♪ DIDN'T LEAVE VERY MUCH TO MA AND ME ♪ ♪ 'CEPT AN OLD GUITAR AND AN EMPTY BOTTLE OF BOOZE ♪ ♪ NOW, I DON'T BLAME HIM 'CAUSE HE RUN AND HID ♪ ♪ BUT THE MEANEST THING THAT MY DADDY EVER DID ♪ ♪ WAS, BEFORE HE LEFT, HE WENT AND NAMED ME SUE ♪ ♪ HE MUST'VE THOUGHT THAT IT IS QUITE A JOKE ♪ ♪ AND IT GOT A LOT OF LAUGHS FROM A-LOTS OF FOLKS ♪ ♪ SEEMS I HAD TO FIGHT MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH ♪ ♪ SOME GAL WOULD GIGGLE, AND I'D TURN RED ♪ ♪ AND SOME GUY'D LAUGH, AND I'D BUST HIS HEAD ♪ ♪ BUT I'LL TELL YOU, LIFE AIN'T EASY FOR A BOY NAMED SUE ♪ ♪ BUT I GREW UP QUICK, AND I GREW UP MEAN ♪ ♪ MY FISTS GOT HARD, AND MY WITS GOT KEEN ♪ ♪ ROAM FROM TOWN TO TOWN TO HIDE MY SHAME ♪ ♪ BUT I MADE ME A VOW TO THE MOON AND STARS ♪ ♪ I'D SEARCH THE HONKY-TONKS AND BARS ♪ ♪ KILL THAT MAN THAT GIVE ME THAT AWFUL NAME ♪ ♪ WELL, IT WAS GATLINBURG IN MID JULY ♪ ♪ AND I JUST HIT TOWN, AND MY THROAT WAS DRY ♪ ♪ I THOUGHT I'D STOP AND HAVE MYSELF A BREW ♪ ♪ AT AN OLD SALOON ON A STREET OF MUD ♪ ♪ THERE AT A TABLE DEALING STUD ♪ ♪ SAT THE DIRTY, MANGY DOG THAT NAMED ME SUE ♪ ♪ WELL, I KNEW THAT SNAKE WAS MY OWN SWEET DAD ♪ ♪ FROM A WORN-OUT PICTURE THAT MY MOTHER'D HAD ♪ ♪ KNEW THAT SCAR ON HIS CHEEK AND HIS EVIL EYE ♪ ♪ HE WAS BIG AND BENT AND GRAY AND OLD ♪ ♪ AND I LOOKED AT HIM, AND MY BLOOD RAN COLD ♪ AND I SAID, "MY NAME IS SUE!
HOW DO YOU DO?
NOW YOUR GONNA DIE."
♪ WELL, I HIT HIM HARD RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES ♪ ♪ AND HE WENT DOWN, BUT TO MY SURPRISE ♪ ♪ COME UP WITH A KNIFE AND CUT OFF A PIECE OF MY EAR ♪ ♪ THEN I BUSTED A CHAIR RIGHT ACROSS HIS TEETH ♪ ♪ AND WE CRASHED THROUGH THE WALLS AND INTO THE STREET ♪ ♪ KICKIN' AND A-GOUGIN' IN THE MUD AND THE BLOOD AND THE BEER ♪ ♪ WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, I'VE FOUGHT TOUGHER MEN ♪ ♪ BUT I REALLY CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN ♪ ♪ HE KICKED LIKE A MULE, AND HE BIT LIKE A CROCODILE ♪ ♪ I HEARD HIM LAUGH, AND THEN I HEARD HIM CUSS ♪ ♪ HE WENT FOR HIS GUN, AND I PULLED MINE FIRST ♪ ♪ AND HE STOOD THERE LOOKIN' AT ME, AND I SAW HIM SMILE ♪ ♪ AND HE SAID, "SON, THIS WORLD IS ROUGH ♪ ♪ "AND IF A MAN'S GONNA MAKE IT, HE'S GOT TO BE TOUGH ♪ ♪ AND I KNEW I WOULDN'T BE THERE TO HELP YOU ALONG" ♪ ♪ "SO I GIVE YOU THAT NAME, AND I SAID GOOD-BYE ♪ ♪ "I KNEW YOU'D HAVE TO GET TOUGH OR DIE ♪ ♪ IT'S THE NAME THAT HAD HELPED TO MAKE YOU STRONG" ♪ ♪ HE SAID, "NOW YOU JUST FOUGHT ONE HELL OF A FIGHT ♪ ♪ "AND I KNOW YOU HATE ME, AND YOU GOT THE RIGHT ♪ ♪ "TO KILL ME NOW, AND I WOULDN'T BLAME YOU IF YOU DO ♪ ♪ "BUT YOU OUGHT TO THANK ME BEFORE I DIE ♪ ♪ "FOR THE GRAVEL IN YOUR GUT AND THE SPIT IN YOUR EYE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I'M THE--RRR!-- THAT NAMED YOU SUE" ♪ WHAT COULD I DO?
♪ I GOT ALL CHOKED UP, AND I THREW DOWN MY GUN ♪ ♪ I CALLED HIM MY PA, AND HE CALLED ME HIS SON ♪ ♪ COME AWAY WITH A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW ♪ ♪ AND I THINK ABOUT IT NOW AND THEN ♪ ♪ EVERY TIME I TRY AND EVERY TIME I WIN ♪ ♪ IF I EVER HAVE ANOTHER BOY, I'M GONNA NAME HIM... ♪ WAYLON OR WILLIE OR KRIS OR AFTER YOU.
SUE!
I STILL HATE THAT NAME SUE!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] YES.
[WHISTLING] [GUITAR PLAYS "A" MAJOR CHORD] [PLAYING "WHY ME"] GOD BLESS YOU.
THIS ONE GOES OUT ESPECIALLY FOR THE VIETNAM VETS.
♪ WHY ME LORD?
♪ ♪ WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE ♪ ♪ TO DESERVE EVEN ONE ♪ ♪ OF THE PLEASURES I'VE KNOWN?
♪ ♪ TELL ME, LORD ♪ ♪ WHAT DID I EVER DO ♪ ♪ THAT WAS WORTH LOVIN' YOU ♪ ♪ OR THE KINDNESS YOU'VE SHOWN?
♪ ♪ LORD, HELP ME, JESUS ♪ ♪ I'VE WASTED IT SO ♪ ♪ HELP ME, JESUS ♪ ♪ I KNOW WHAT I AM ♪ ♪ BUT NOW THAT I KNOW ♪ ♪ THAT I'VE NEEDED YOU SO ♪ ♪ HELP ME, JESUS ♪ ♪ MY SOUL'S IN YOUR HAND ♪ ♪ TRY ME, LORD ♪ ♪ IF YOU THINK THERE'S A WAY ♪ ♪ I CAN TRY TO REPAY ♪ ♪ ALL I'VE TAKEN FROM YOU ♪ ♪ MAYBE, LORD ♪ ♪ I CAN SHOW SOMEONE ELSE ♪ ♪ WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH MYSELF ♪ ♪ ON MY WAY BACK TO YOU ♪ ♪ LORD, HELP ME, JESUS ♪ ♪ I'VE WASTED IT SO ♪ ♪ HELP ME, JESUS ♪ ♪ I KNOW WHAT I AM ♪ ♪ BUT NOW THAT I KNOW ♪ ♪ THAT I'VE NEEDED YOU SO ♪ ♪ HELP ME, JESUS ♪ ♪ MY SOUL'S IN YOUR HAND ♪ ♪ JESUS ♪ ♪ MY SOUL'S IN YOUR HAND ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] RIGHT BACK AT YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
[GUITAR PLAYS LOW "E" NOTE] ♪ WELL, THE ONLY 3 THINGS IN LIFE THAT MAKE IT WORTH LIVIN' ♪ ♪ GUITARS THAT TUNE GOOD AND FIRM-FEELIN' WOMEN ♪ ♪ WOMEN ♪ ♪ I DON'T NEED MY NAME IN THE MARQUEE LIGHTS ♪ ♪ I GOT MY SONG, AND I GOT YOU WITH ME TONIGHT ♪ ♪ MAYBE IT'S TIME WE GOT DOWN TO SOME BASICS IN LOVE ♪ ♪ LET'S GO TO LUCKENBACH, TEXAS ♪ ♪ WITH WAYLON AND WILLIE AND THE BOYS ♪ ♪ THIS SUCCESSFUL LIFE WE'RE LIVIN'S ♪ ♪ GOT US FEUDIN' LIKE THE HATFIELDS AND McCOYS ♪ ♪ BETWEEN HANK WILLIAMS' PAIN SONGS ♪ ♪ NEWBURY'S TRAIN SONGS ♪ ♪ "BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN" ♪ ♪ OUT IN LUCKENBACH, TEXAS, AIN'T NOBODY FEELIN' NO PAIN ♪ ♪ BABY, LET'S SELL YOUR DIAMOND RINGS ♪ ♪ BUY SOME BOOTS AND FADED JEANS AND GO AWAY ♪ ♪ THIS COAT AND TIE ARE KILLING ME ♪ ♪ AND IN YOUR HIGH SOCIETY, YOU CRY ALL DAY ♪ ♪ WE'VE BEEN SO BUSY KEEPIN' UP WITH THE JONES ♪ ♪ 4-CAR GARAGE, AND WE'RE STILL BUILDIN' ON ♪ ♪ MAYBE IT'S TIME WE GOT DOWN TO SOME BASICS IN LOVE ♪ SHOW 'EM.
♪ LET'S GO TO LUCKENBACH, TEXAS ♪ ♪ WITH WAYLON AND WILLIE AND THE BOYS ♪ ♪ THIS SUCCESSFUL LIFE WE'RE LIVIN'S GOT US FEUDIN' ♪ ♪ LIKE THE HATFIELD AND McCOYS ♪ ♪ BETWEEN HANK WILLIAMS' PAIN SONGS ♪ ♪ NEWBURY'S TRAIN SONGS ♪ ♪ "BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN" ♪ ♪ OUT IN LUCKENBACH, TEXAS, AIN'T NOBODY FEELIN' NO PAIN ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "BIG RIVER"] COME ON!
♪ UH, WELL, I TAUGHT THE WEEPING WILLOW ♪ ♪ HOW TO CRY, CRY, CRY ♪ ♪ AND I SHOWED THE CLOUDS HOW TO COVER UP ♪ ♪ A CLEAR, BLUE SKY ♪ ♪ AND THE TEARS I CRIED FOR THAT WOMAN ♪ ♪ ARE GONNA FLOOD YOU, BIG RIVER ♪ ♪ THEN I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT HERE UNTIL I DIE ♪ NELSON: ♪ WELL, I MET HER ACCIDENTALLY ♪ ♪ IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA ♪ ♪ AND IT TORE ME UP TO HEAR HER ♪ ♪ WHEN SHE'D DRAWL THAT SOUTHERN DRAWL ♪ ♪ WELL, I HEARD MY DREAM WENT BACK DOWNSTREAM ♪ ♪ CAVORTIN' IN DAVENPORT ♪ ♪ BUT I FOLLOWED YOU, BIG RIVER, WHEN YOU CALLED ♪ ♪ YOU TOOK ME TO ST. LOUIS LATER ON DOWN THE RIVER ♪ ♪ FREIGHTER SAID, "SHE'S BEEN HERE, BUT SHE'S GONE, BOY, SHE'S GONE" ♪ ♪ THEN I FOUND HER TRAIL IN MEMPHIS ♪ ♪ BUT SHE JUST WALKED UP THE BLUFF ♪ ♪ RAISED A FEW EYEBROWS, MOVED ON DOWN ALONE ♪ ♪ WELL, I PULLED INTO NATCHEZ ♪ ♪ NEXT DAY DOWN THE RIVER ♪ ♪ BUT THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH TO MAKE THE ROUNDERS ♪ ♪ STAY VERY LONG ♪ ♪ WHEN I LEFT, IT WAS RAININ' ♪ ♪ SO NOBODY SAW ME CRY ♪ ♪ BIG RIVER, WHY'S YOU DOING ME THIS WAY?
♪ CASH: ♪ NOW, WON'T YOU BATTER DOWN BY BATON ROUGE?
♪ ♪ RIVER QUEEN, ROLL IT ON ♪ ♪ TAKE THAT WOMAN ON DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS ♪ ♪ GO ON, I'VE HAD ENOUGH ♪ ♪ DUMP MY BLUES DOWN IN THE GULF ♪ ♪ SHE LOVES YOU, BIG RIVER, MORE THAN ME ♪ NELSON: ♪ UH, WELL, I TAUGHT THE WEEPING WILLOW ♪ ♪ HOW TO CRY, CRY, CRY ♪ ♪ AND I SHOWED THE CLOUDS HOW TO COVER UP ♪ ♪ A CLEAR, BLUE SKY ♪ ♪ AND THE TEARS THAT I CRIED FOR THAT WOMAN ♪ ♪ ARE GONNA FLOOD YOU, BIG RIVER ♪ ♪ AND I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT HERE UNTIL I DIE ♪ THANK YOU.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ THE LIFE I LOVE IS MAKING MUSIC WITH MY FRIENDS ♪ ♪ AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ GOIN' PLACES THAT I'VE NEVER BEEN ♪ ♪ SEEIN' THINGS THAT I MAY NEVER SEE AGAIN ♪ ♪ AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ LIKE A BAND OF GYPSIES, WE GO DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪ ♪ WE'RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS ♪ ♪ INSISTING THAT THE WORLD KEEP TURNING OUR WAY ♪ ♪ AND OUR WAY IS ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ THE LIFE I LOVE IS MAKING MUSIC WITH MY FRIENDS ♪ ♪ AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ LIKE A BAND OF GYPSIES, WE GO DOWN THE HIGHWAY ♪ ♪ WE'RE THE BEST OF FRIENDS ♪ ♪ INSISTING THAT THE WORLD KEEP TURNING OUR WAY ♪ ♪ AND OUR WAY IS ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ THE LIFE I LOVE IS MAKING MUSIC WITH MY FRIENDS ♪ ♪ AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ ♪ I CAN'T WAIT TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN ♪ [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE] [PLAYING "ON THE ROAD AGAIN"] GOD BLESS YOU.
KEEP THE FAITH.
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