Lyrics Mean Eyed Cat (Remastered) - Johnny Cash

I give my woman half my money at the general store
I said, "Now buy a little groceries, and don't spend no more"
Then she paid ten dollars for a ten cent hat
And got some store bought cat food for a mean eyed cat

When I give her ten more dollars for a one way ticket
She was mad as she could be
Then I bet ten more that if she ever left
She'd come a-crawlin' back to me

When I woke up this mornin' and I turned my head
There wasn't a cotton pickin' thing on her side of the bed
I found a little old note where her head belonged
It said, "Dear John, honey, baby, I'm long gone"

When I heard a whistle blowin', and the big wheels a-turnin'
I was scared as I could be
I put on my overalls and I headed to town
I'm gonna bring her back with me

I asked the man down at the station
If he'd seen her there
I told him all about her pretty eyes and long blonde hair
He spit his tobacco, said, "I'll be dad blamed
I believe I did see her leavin' on the east bound train"

I bought a round trip ticket on the east bound train
I was broke as I could be
But when I come back, I gotta buy another ticket
Gonna bring her back with me