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Johnny Cash The Caretaker Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 6.87/10 [15 votes]Album: Songs of Our Soil / Original Release Date: 1959-09Genre: CountrySong Duration: 2 min 04 sec
JOHNNY CASH
- The Caretaker Lyrics / with translationsI live in the cemetery
'Old Caretaker' they call me
In the wintertime I rake the leaves
And in the summer I cut the weeds
When a funeral comes
The people cry and pray
They bury their dead
Then they all go away
And here I work
And I somehow hide
From a world that rushes
By outside
But each night
When I rest my head
I'm contented
As the peaceful death
But who's gonna cry
When old John dies?
Who's gonna cry
When old John dies?
Once I was a young man
Dashing with the girls
Now no one wants an old man
When I lost my handsome curls
But I wanna say
When my time comes
Lay me facin'
The rising sun
Put me in a corner
Where I buried my pup
Tell the preacher to pray
Then cover me up
Don't lay flowers
Where my head should be
Maybe God would
Let some grow for me
And all the little children
That I love like my own
Will they be sorry
That Old John's gone?
Who's gonna cry
When Old John dies?
Who's gonna cry
When Old John dies?
'Old Caretaker' they call me
In the wintertime I rake the leaves
And in the summer I cut the weeds
When a funeral comes
The people cry and pray
They bury their dead
Then they all go away
And here I work
And I somehow hide
From a world that rushes
By outside
But each night
When I rest my head
I'm contented
As the peaceful death
But who's gonna cry
When old John dies?
Who's gonna cry
When old John dies?
Once I was a young man
Dashing with the girls
When I lost my handsome curls
But I wanna say
When my time comes
Lay me facin'
The rising sun
Put me in a corner
Where I buried my pup
Tell the preacher to pray
Then cover me up
Don't lay flowers
Where my head should be
Maybe God would
Let some grow for me
And all the little children
That I love like my own
Will they be sorry
That Old John's gone?
Who's gonna cry
When Old John dies?
Who's gonna cry
When Old John dies?
Facts about The Caretaker
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The Caretaker is written by Johnny R. Cash.
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It is first released on September 01, 1959 as part of Johnny Cash's album "Songs of Our Soil" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 7th track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Johnny Cash's The Caretaker is a meditation on the life of a cemetery caretaker, who is pondering about death, and at the same time, he feels lonely and emotionally disconnected because of his isolation, thus he is dying for recognition and love when he passes. The lyrics of the caretaker mainly point to reflection, solitude, peace, nostalgia, and love. It is also the same song that isolates, accepts death, remembers, loses, and is concerned about loved ones. The song is death and loneliness that may be sensitive for younger audiences. The language and content are not too graphic, but the subject matter might need parental guidance for the very young ones.
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The Caretaker falls under the genre Country.
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The Caretaker song length is 2 minutes and 04 seconds.
Who wrote The Caretaker lyrics?
The Caretaker is written by Johnny R. Cash.
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When was The Caretaker released?
It is first released on September 01, 1959 as part of Johnny Cash's album "Songs of Our Soil" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 7th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind The Caretaker lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Johnny Cash's The Caretaker is a meditation on the life of a cemetery caretaker, who is pondering about death, and at the same time, he feels lonely and emotionally disconnected because of his isolation, thus he is dying for recognition and love when he passes. The lyrics of the caretaker mainly point to reflection, solitude, peace, nostalgia, and love. It is also the same song that isolates, accepts death, remembers, loses, and is concerned about loved ones. The song is death and loneliness that may be sensitive for younger audiences. The language and content are not too graphic, but the subject matter might need parental guidance for the very young ones.
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Which genre is The Caretaker?
The Caretaker falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song The Caretaker?
The Caretaker song length is 2 minutes and 04 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by BURKULSongwriter(s): Johnny R. Cash
Record Label(s): Originally Released 1959, 1961 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (P) 2002 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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