Name: Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash Cover)
Duration: P00H02M25S
Description: Originally written and performed by Johnny Cash, we feel we've taken the spirit of Mr. Cash's song and modernized it. It's fast, it's angry, it's grimy, and it's heavy.

Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash Cover)

from Jimmy Pappy Goes To Jail by Cicero

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Originally written and performed by Johnny Cash, we feel we've taken the spirit of Mr. Cash's song and modernized it. It's fast, it's angry, it's grimy, and it's heavy.

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I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone
When I was just a young boy my mama told me, son,
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Elgin just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry

I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a movin'
And that's what tortures me

Well if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine
I 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

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from Jimmy Pappy Goes To Jail, released November 27, 2014
Originally written and recorded by Johnny Cash.
Reworked by Cicero.
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Jay Matheson at The Jam Room Studio in Columbia, SC.

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Hardcore, Punk, and Metal-influenced Alternative coming straight at you with razor-blade riffs and aggressive emotionally charged vocals! Cicero hails from the tiny town Elgin, South Carolina and its sound is too big to be contained by the borders.

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