Cash, Johnny - Tennessee Stud Lyrics






Back about eighteen and twenty-five
I left Tennessee very much alive
I never would've made it through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been riding on the Tennessee Stud

Had some trouble with my sweetheart's Pa
One of her brothers was a bad outlaw
I wrote a letter to my Uncle Spud And
I rode away on the Tennessee Stud
On a Tennessee Stud
The Tennessee Stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
He had the nerve and he had the blood
There never was a horse like Tennessee Stud

Drifted on down into no man's land
Across the river called the Rio Grande Raced my horse with the Spaniard's foe
Til I got me a skin full of silver and gold

Me and the gambler, we couldn't agree
We got in a fight over Tennessee Pulled our guns and he fell with a thud
And I rode away on a Tennessee Stud

The Tennessee Stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
He had the nerve and he had the blood
There was never a horse like the Tennessee Stud

I rode right back across Arkansas
I whipped her brother and
I whipped her Pa
I found that girl with the golden hair
She was riding on a Tennessee Mare

Pretty little baby on the cabin floor
Little horse colt playing round the door
I loved the girl with the golden hair
And the Tennessee Stud loves the Tennessee Mare

The Tennessee Stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
He had the nerve and he had the blood
There was never a horse like the Tennessee Stud





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  1. R.... P....

    Johnny cash brought me here

  2. T.... G....

    Not to take away from JCash but go listen to Jimmie Driftwood's original version. He bends the notes when he sings the chorus so it sounds different. Also, the verse about the Arkansas Indians is left out.

  3. T.... B....

    Jimmie Driftwood done well.

  4. G.... D....

    Classic

  5. P.... 7....

    The dislikes are Kentucky Sadler riders

  6. W.... H....

    O-R-D-E-L-L R-O-B-B-I-E bought me here! Someone nicked my Rick Rubin produced American Recordings set

  7. l.... 6....

    this song gives me chills

  8. B.... S....

    The best Singer

  9. A.... i....

    Ordell pay my bond?

    In cash.

    $10,000.

    A.... i....

    He payed Beaumont's

    A.... i....

    Only if you get in the boot of my car with the shotgun

  10. B.... R....

    I don't know why this is my favourite Cash track, just his guitar and voice and the way he matches intonation and vocal is subtle but genius.

  11. S.... ....

    100.00 this is angela from catfish singing the song

  12. A.... D....

    Thanks Paul for hangingout with u at the beach, riding the long and widing road while listening this song is so unforgetable, thank you my friend

  13. J.... A....

    The Tennessee stud was a long and lean, the color of the sun and his eyes were green. My favorite part.

    J.... A....

    mine too!

  14. C.... W....

    Done back, problem settled.allgood in TN in 2019

  15. n.... ....

    And the Tennessee stud loves a Tennessee mare

  16. A.... S....

    Back about eighteen and twenty-five
    I left Tennessee very much alive
    I never would have made it through the Arkansas mud
    If I hadn't been riding on the Tennessee Stud
    Had some trouble with my sweetheart's pa
    One of her brothers was a bad outlaw
    I wrote a letter to my Uncle Fud
    And I rode away on the Tennessee Stud

    The Tennessee Stud was long and lean
    The color of the sun and his eyes were green
    He had the nerve and he had the blood
    There never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud

    Drifted on down into no man's land
    I crossed the river called the Rio Grande
    I raced my horse with the Spaniards bold
    'Til I got me a skinful of silver and gold
    Me and a gambler, we couldn't agree
    We got in a fight over Tennessee
    We pulled our guns, he fell with a thud
    And I rode away on the Tennessee Stud

    The Tennessee Stud was long and lean
    The color of the sun and his eyes were green
    He had the nerve and he had the blood
    There never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud

    I rode right back across Arkansas
    And I whipped her brother and I whipped her pa
    I found that girl with the golden hair
    And she was riding on a Tennessee mare
    Pretty little baby on the cabin floor
    A little horse colt playing 'round the door
    I love the girl with the golden hair
    And the Tennessee Stud loves the Tennessee Mare

    The Tennessee Stud was long and lean
    The color of the sun and his eyes were green
    He had the nerve and he had the blood
    There never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud

  17. T.... V....

    Ordell Robbie is the Tennessee Stud!

  18. K.... N....

    2019 anyone????? ☺☺

  19. D.... G....

    I wrote a letter to my uncle Fudd, he hated screwy rabbits and we smoked some bud

    D.... G....

    Now that's funny

  20. T.... 8....

    Johnny brought me here

  21. J.... S....

    Found this last night with Jack Daniels and Budweiser. Rick Reuben Americana.

  22. N.... P....

    I prefer Doc Watson

  23. J.... f....

    My dad brought me here

  24. L.... X....

    I Listened to this CD to it wouldn't Play, It Took 12 yrs !! This is as Perfect a Melding of Past and Present Revision & Collaboration that Has EVER Been Done as MOST Greats TRUE ICONS DO NOT LIVE LONG ENOUGH to SEE THE FRUITS of THEIR LABOR RIPEN and BE THANKED as RICK RUBIN HAS DONE for ICONIC JOHNNY CASH !! THIS RECORD is a MASTERPIECE on SO MANY LEVELS !!

  25. f.... g....

    This song is so simple yet so clever.

  26. j.... p....

    8 years HARD WORK

  27. J.... A....

    Scallops Hotel brought me here

  28. T.... R....

    Boy am I getting an education this morning. I had no idea this song was written by a fellow named Jimmy Driftwood (what a name) or that the same fellow wrote He Had a Long Chain on and The Battle of New Orleans. There's a reference to this song in one of my poems -- which you can hear on my channel (One Summer in Bloomington).
    If you juxtapose the song with the poem you'll get a fascinating example of artistic cross pollination.

    T.... R....

    Nice ad

    T.... R....

    Yeah, I guess it is an ad. I wonder how effective it is as an ad.

  29. F.... t....

    Who could possibly dislike this? Seriously... State your case.

  30. m.... ....

    Carts of Darkness

  31. B.... U....

    Gotta have that blood! Tennessee Stub!

  32. c.... n....

    carts of darkness brought me here

  33. B.... T....

    This is to cool.

  34. T.... ....

    Why does this song remind me of red dead redemption

    T.... ....

    cuz it's country

    T.... ....

    because RDR3 needs way way more johnny cash than the past 2 games and it should be a prequel to the prequel there'll be lenny and that girl and it'll end at the start of RDR2

  35. C.... ....

    ♥️XXXOOOXXX♥️

  36. D.... S....

    gun cocks.."Is that what I think is"? "What you think it is"? "I think its a gun pressed up against my dick".."Yes it is now take yo hands from around my throat..nigga".....

  37. R.... H....

    Not a big fan of too much Country music (other than Bluegrass & Western Swing), but this is a big fuckin' slice of Perfection ...

  38. P.... S....

    Tuuuuune

  39. b.... ....

    Rip Ordell Roby

    b.... ....

    😭😭😭😭

    b.... ....

    Rip big homie...nobody rocked the kangol like u on the west coast

  40. T.... H....

    I rode right back across arkansas I whipped her brother and i whipped her pa

  41. n.... m....

    Ordell Robbie brought me here

  42. S.... R....

    Best clinical depression song!!!

    S.... R....

    Actually, it's a song about love, confidence, loyalty and ultimately a happy ending.

  43. K.... H....

    He fell with a thud and I rode away on the Tennessee Stud

  44. D.... F....

    I enjoy Johnny Cash. However this version can't hold a candle to eddy Arnold

    D.... F....

    what's wrong with u this is the best version.

  45. K.... T....

    Never woulda made it through the Arkansas Mud
    If I hadn't been ridin my Tennessee Stud

  46. D.... ....

    "Never was a Hoss like the Indiana Stud." 😉🇺🇸😛

    D.... ....

    I'm indiana stud ...

    D.... ....

    Shane Fields LOL

  47. T.... J....

    Louie baby it's ordell I gotta pee

  48. T.... J....

    Louis don't know the names but she's been through a hell of a lot.

    T.... J....

    Thaddeus Jameson what are you talkin bout'?

  49. T.... J....

    I've been to that show ! she been through Diana Ross or Mary wells yet?

  50. T.... J....

    in the cozy confines of an Oldsmobile 98! come out here Louis got some for your eyes only shot for you come outside!

    T.... J....

    Thaddeus Jameson what's that mean?

  51. C.... b....

    Also, my Father brought me here.

    C.... b....

    Cus band My mother brought me here

  52. P.... T....

    Jackie Brown brought me here.

    P.... T....

    Same bro

    P.... T....

    You ponytail wearin muthafuqqa

    P.... T....

    What??? Didnt remeber this in jackie Brown that's awesome.

    P.... T....

    Haha same

    P.... T....

    Can i be the fifth haha

  53. K.... W....

    so good

  54. T.... *....

    He had the nerve and he had the blood

  55. W.... K....

    One of my favorite cash songs. About a young lad that had to learn to be tough as nails then came home to whoop the hammer and do some nailing of his own.

    W.... K....

    William Knittel Johnny covered it

    W.... K....

    this is Jimmy driftwwods sond... Jimmy wrote this song

    W.... K....

    Eldon Bollinger that’s fine. But hearing cash sing it makes it better.

    W.... K....

    nick1428 I like billy strings' version the best

    W.... K....

    Jimmie wrote it