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Johnny Cash
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The Caretaker
Lyricist:Johnny R. Cash
I 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 Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com 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?
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