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Artist/Band: Johnny Cash
Lyrics for Song: Paradise
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - Johnny Cash



When I was a child my family would travel

Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born

And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered

So many times that my memories are worn



"And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County

Down by the green river where paradise lay?"

"Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking

Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away"



Well, sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River

To the abandoned old prison down by Adrie Hill

Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd shoot with our pistols

But empty pop bottles was all we would kill



"And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County

Down by the green river where paradise lay?"

"Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking

Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away"



Then the coal company came with the world's largest shovel

And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land

Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken

Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man



"And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County

Down by the green river where paradise lay?"

"Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking

Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away"



When I die let my ashes float down the Green River

Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester dam

I'll be halfway to Heaven with paradise waitin'

Just five miles away from wherever I am



"And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County

Down by the green river where paradise lay?"

"Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking

Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away"


Paradise

Johnny Cash's rendition of "Paradise" stands as a testament to his enduring ability to reinterpret material across genres. Known for his deep, resonant baritone and a discography that spans country, rock, and gospel, Cash often selected songs that reflected his personal spiritual journey. This recording captures the Man in Black's signature intensity, blending traditional storytelling with a sense of timeless hope. While the specific album placement for this version varies across different compilations, the track remains a cherished example of Cash's vocal power and emotional depth. It fits seamlessly within his broader catalogue of works that explore themes of redemption and faith, showcasing why his music continues to resonate with audiences decades after his initial rise to fame.


Album Lyrics: Other Songs - Johnny Cash


Johnny Cash
"Other Songs - Johnny Cash"


1. 25 Minutes To Go
2. A Satisfied Mind
3. Big Bad John
4. Cocaine Blues
5. Cry Cry Cry
6. Danny Boy
7. Dark As A Dungeon
8. Delia's Gone
9. Drive On
10. Five Feet High And Risin'
11. For You
12. Ghost Riders In The Sky
13. Girl In Saskatoon
14. God Bless Robert E. Lee
15. Hardin' Wouldn't Run
16. Heart of Gold
17. Highway Patrolman
18. Hung My Heart
19. Hurt
20. I Got Stripes
21. I Guess Things Happen That Way
22. I Shall Not Be Moved
23. I'm On Fire
24. I've Been Everywhere
25. If I Were A Carpenter (With June Carter Cash)
26. In My Life
27. Jackson
28. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream
29. Let It Be Me
30. Like A Soldier
31. No Good Chain Gang
32. One
33. One Piece At A Time
34. Personal Jesus
35. Ragged Old Flag
36. Rockabilly Blues
37. Rowboat
38. Rusty Cage
39. San Quentin
40. Solitary Man
41. Tennessee Flat Top Box
42. Tennessee Stud
43. The Baron
44. The Big Battle
45. The Man Who Couldnt Cry
46. The Night Hank Williams Came To Town
47. The One On The Right Is On The Left
48. The Rebel-Johnny Yuma
49. The first time ever I saw your face
50. Thirteen
51. Water From The Wells Of Home
52. We'll Meet Again
53. When The Man Comes Around
54. god
55. A Half A Mile A Day
56. A Little At A Time
57. Abner Brown
58. After Taxes
59. All Mama's Children
60. Angel And The Badman
61. Ballad Of The Green Beret
62. Beans For Breakfast
63. Belshazzar (Album Version)
64. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
65. Children Go Where I Send Thee (Album Version)
67. Christmas Spirit
68. Cindy
69. Closing Medley
70. Devil Went Down To Georgia - Johnny Cash & Travis Tritt
71. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
72. Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
73. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
74. Father & Son
75. Flushed...
76. Galway Bay
77. Gifts They Gave
78. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
79. Have A Drink Of Water
80. Have Thine Own Way Lord
81. He'll Understand And Say Well Done (Album Version)
82. Help Me Make It Through The Night
83. Hot Rod Lincoln
84. How Great Thou Art (Album Version)
85. I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs
86. I Wanted So
87. I'll Always Love You (in My Own Crazy Way)
88. I'll Say It's True (With George Jones)
89. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
90. I'm An Easy Rider
91. I'm Gonna Try And Be That Way
92. If He Came Back Again
93. If Jesus Ever Loved A Woman
94. In The Land Of Israel
95. In Them Old Cottonfields Back Home
96. In Your Mind
97. Invertebraes
98. It Is No Secret (what God Can Do) (album Version)
99. It Takes One To Know Me
100. It's All Over
101. Jacob Green
102. Jim, I Wore A Tie Today
103. Kneeling Drunkards Plea
104. Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
105. Let The Lower Lights Be Running
106. Lights Of Magdala
107. Little Drummer Boy
108. Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man (with June Carter)
109. Lord, Lord, Lord
110. Louisiana Man
111. Matthew Twenty-Four (Is Knocking At The Door)
112. Me And Bobby Mcgee
113. Missouri Waltz
114. My Ship Will Sail (Album Version)
115. Oh Come, Angel Band (Album Version)
116. Oh, Bury Me Not
117. Old Account Was Settled Long Ago
118. Old Chunk of Coal
119. One Of These Days I'm Gonna Sit Down And Talk To Paul
120. Orleans Parish Prison
121. Paradise
122. Rdemption Day
123. Ride This Train (part 3)
124. Rose Of My Heart
125. Saginaw, Michigan
126. Singing In Vietnam Talking Blues
127. Strawberry Cake
127. The Cremation Of Sam Mcgee
127. The Engineer's Dying Child
127. The Evening Train
127. The General Lee
127. The Great Speckle Bird (Album Version)
127. The Hard Way
127. The House Is Falling Down
127. The Last Of The Drifters (W. Tom T. Hall)
127. The Lily Of The Valley
127. The Loving Gift
127. The Man Who Couldn't Cry
127. The Old Account (Album Version)
127. The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)
127. The Reverend Mr. Black
127. The Running Kind
127. The Way Worn Traveler
127. The Winding Stream
127. There's A Mother Always Waiting At Home
127. This Train Is Bound For Glory
127. Virgie
127. Waiting On The Far Side Banks Of Jordan
127. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord) (Album Version)
127. West Canterbury Subdivision Blues
127. When I Stop Dreaming
127. Why Me Lord
127. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
127. Wrong Song
127. You'll Remember Me
127. Angels Love Bad Men
127. Arkansas Lovin' Man
127. Blue Suede Shoes [Live][#][*]
127. Boa Constrictor
127. Brakeman's Blues [Incomplete]
127. Broken Freedom Song
127. Children, Go Where I Send Thee.
127. Gospel Boogie (A Wonderful Time Up There)
127. Hey, Good Lookin' [Undubbed]
127. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) [Undubbed]
127. I Just Thought You'd Like To Know [Alternate Take]
127. I've Got A Thing About Trains
127. Is This My Destiny
127. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
127. It'll Be Her
127. Melva's Wine
127. My Clinch Mountain Home
127. No Charge
127. No Expectations
127. Oh, Lonesome Me [Overdubbed Master]
127. Oh, What A Good Thing We Had
127. Old Time Feeling
127. Orphan Of The Road
127. Pack Up Your Sorrows
127. Please Don't Play Red River Valley
127. Silver Threads And Golden Needles
127. Sweet Baby James
127. Tender Years
127. Texas, 1947
127. The Devil To Pay
127. The Greatest Cowboy Of Them All
127. The Prisoners Song [Live]
127. We Oughta Be Ashamed
127. What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana
127. What'd I Say
127. White Lightning
127. Who At My Door Is Standing [#]
127. You Can't Beat Jesus Christ
127. You Comb Her Hair