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Johnny Cash Roughneck Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8/10 [19 votes]Album: Blood, Sweat and Tears / Original Release Date: 2008-03-01Genre: CountrySong Duration: 2 min 10 sec
JOHNNY CASH
- Roughneck Lyrics / with translationsBorn to be a roughneck I'll never amount to nothin'
Pullin' case and layin' pipe is hard labor
Well I was born in a boomer shack bout a half mile from town
Papa was a driller on a wildcat crew and my mama never was around
I learn to cuss when I was two and fight when I was three
And by the time I was five there was no kid alive could ever get the best of me
Born to be a roughneck...
[ banjo ]
Well I started workin' like a regular man when I was just about knee high
Skinning the knuckles with my two bare hands but they never heard me cry
I remember walkin' down the road and hearin' somebody say
He was born to live a rougneck's life and he's never gonna change his ways
Born to be a roughneck...
Born to be a roughneck...
Pullin' case and layin' pipe is hard labor
Well I was born in a boomer shack bout a half mile from town
Papa was a driller on a wildcat crew and my mama never was around
I learn to cuss when I was two and fight when I was three
And by the time I was five there was no kid alive could ever get the best of me
Born to be a roughneck...
Well I started workin' like a regular man when I was just about knee high
Skinning the knuckles with my two bare hands but they never heard me cry
I remember walkin' down the road and hearin' somebody say
He was born to live a rougneck's life and he's never gonna change his ways
Born to be a roughneck...
Born to be a roughneck...
Facts about Roughneck
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Roughneck is written by Sheb Wooley.
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It is first released on March 01, 2008 as part of Johnny Cash's album "Blood, Sweat and Tears" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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When we explore how the lyrics were meant to make us feel, the song 'Roughneck' by Johnny Cash portrays an honest, unpolished, and roughnecks type of person. The song talks about the life of tough losers who do not care about the hardship of their unrefined and labor-intensive lifestyle, defiance against society's standards and expectations. The lyrics of 'Roughneck' mainly talk about the empowerment, reflection, angst, nostalgia, and social commentary of the tough loser. However, the song also emphasizes working-class identity, resilience, and the predestined life of a tough loser along with determination. The lyrics comprise depictions of hard work, rough lives, and fighting, which might be rather intense for the younger crowds. Moreover, the language reflects some mild foul words which can be accepted by a PG-13 audience.
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Roughneck falls under the genre Country.
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Roughneck song length is 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
Who wrote Roughneck lyrics?
Roughneck is written by Sheb Wooley.
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When was Roughneck released?
It is first released on March 01, 2008 as part of Johnny Cash's album "Blood, Sweat and Tears" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Roughneck lyrics?
When we explore how the lyrics were meant to make us feel, the song 'Roughneck' by Johnny Cash portrays an honest, unpolished, and roughnecks type of person. The song talks about the life of tough losers who do not care about the hardship of their unrefined and labor-intensive lifestyle, defiance against society's standards and expectations. The lyrics of 'Roughneck' mainly talk about the empowerment, reflection, angst, nostalgia, and social commentary of the tough loser. However, the song also emphasizes working-class identity, resilience, and the predestined life of a tough loser along with determination. The lyrics comprise depictions of hard work, rough lives, and fighting, which might be rather intense for the younger crowds. Moreover, the language reflects some mild foul words which can be accepted by a PG-13 audience.
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Which genre is Roughneck?
Roughneck falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song Roughneck?
Roughneck song length is 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
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Record Label(s): Originally Released 1962 All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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