Lyrics




Well, the whole town listened to the radio
For the Smiling Bill McCall Show
Everyone in Nashville
Was listenin' to Bill
I don't want to be layin' in bed
When they pronounce me dead
He'd stand and breathe in the microphone
With his guitar hangin' to his knee bone
All the girls just sat and dreamed
When Bill began his sing
I don't want my hat to be hung
When my last song is sung
But he never let fame go to his head
"This is Smiling Bill McCall", he said
"Gonna pick and sing a song or two
You all listen till I'm through"
And if you're at the house or in your car
Tune in this time tomorrow
To all the boys he was a big hero
They'd glue their ears to the radio
Then talkin' a most unusual drawl
Imitatin' Bill McCall
Daddy, can I get me a guitar
'Cause I want to be a star
The girls would say of Bill McCall
Why I bet he's over six feet tall
Handsomest man in Nashville
They said of Smiling Bill
He won't be plantin' potato slips
When he cashes in his chips
Then one day Bill didn't make the show
Didn't even show up for a week or so
The station's boss said to city hall
"Find Smiling Bill McCall"
It won't be hard to track him down
He's got the biggest feet in town
Well, there's a creek that runs through Nashville
And on the bank they found Smiling Bill
He's committin' suicide
But they grabbed him before he tried
"Turn me loose, I want to jump", he screamed
"'Cause I can't stand that theme"
Let this be my final breath
'Cause I'm scared to half to death"
The big brave Smiling Bill McCall
Is only four feet tall
I'd rather be in the river dead
Than to hear 'em laughin' at my bald head



Writer(s): ROSANNE CASH


Johnny Cash - The Complete 1950's Singles Masters Johnny Cash

1   Cry! Cry! Cry!
2   The Ways of a Woman In Love
3   Goodbye Little Darlin’ Goodbye
4   Hey Porter
5   Frankie's Man, Johnny
6   Give My Love to Rose
7   Next in Line
8   Folsom Prison Blues
9   I’ll Remember You
10   Luther Played the Boogie
11   Down the Street to 301
12   Bonanza
13   Guess Things Happen That Way
14   Don't Take Your Guns to Town
15   I Still Miss Someone
16   Get Rhythm
17   I Walk the Line
18   All Over Again
19   Big River
20   Little Drummer Boy
21   Katy Too
22   Mean Eyed Cat
23   You Dreamer You
24   It's Just About Time
25   Straight A's In Love
26   Don't Make Me Go
27   You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven
28   What Do I Care
29   The Rebel- Johnny Yuma
30   Oh, Lonesome Me
31   Thanks a Lot
32   I Got Stripes
33   Train Of Love
34   There You Go
35   The Big Battle
36   Seasons of My Heart
37   I Love You Because
38   Busted
39   Smiling Bill McCall
40   Second Honeymoon
41   Girl In Saskatoon
42   Ballad of a Teenage Queen
43   In the Jailhouse Now
44   So Doggone Lonesome
45   I Forgot To Remember To Forget
46   The Story of a Broken Heart
47   Tennessee Flat-Top Box
48   Come In Stranger
49   I Just Thought You'd Like to Know




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