Cash, Johnny - The Last Gunfighter Ballad Lyrics






The old gunfighter stood on the porch
and stared into the sun
And relived all the old days
back when he was livin' by the gun
When deadly games of pride were played
and livin' was mistakes not made
And the thought of the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
The thought of the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

And it's always keep your back to the sun
And you can almost feel the weight of that gun
It's faster than snakes or a blink of the eye
And it's a time for all slow men to die
His eyes get squinty and he's straight as a log
and he empties his gun at the dirty dog
And he's hit by the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Hit by the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Now the burn of a bullet is only a scar
And he's back in his chair in front of a bar
And the streets are empty and the blood's all dried
The dead are dust and the whiskey's inside
So buy him a drink and lend him an ear
He's nobody's fool and he's the only one here
Who remembers the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Remembers the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Said I stood in that street before it was paved
I learned to shoot or be shot before I could shave
And I did it all for the money and the fame
Noble was nothing but feelin' no shame
And nothing was sacred but stayin' alive
And all that I learned from a Colt .45
Was to cuss the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Cuss the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Now he's just an old man that nobody believes
Says he's a gunfighter the last of this breed
And there's ghosts in the street seekin' revenge
Callin' him out to the lunatic fringe
He's out in the traffic now checking the sun
And he's killed by a car as he goes for his gun
So much for the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
So much for the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke





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  1. B.... G....

    Is that undertaker aka mark Callaway?

  2. P.... M....

    And here I am standing in bay 8 looking around at the dumbest fucks Iv ever met ...

  3. I.... y....

    This no last gunfighter just no legend gunfighter

  4. v.... v....

    Cómo me gusta esta canción tiene toda la onda

  5. D.... B....

    Did he have a music video for this song ?

  6. A.... M....

    The man ôn The cover remindsme
    Marck William Calloway

  7. M.... O....

    Fistful of frags anthem

  8. a.... r....

    This is song is a true western. The western film is one of an anachronism, and this song is one of that too.

    a.... r....

    It's not an anachronism. There were actual gunfighters who saw that era die, the era of cars and civilization replacing them.

  9. L.... J....

    Arguably, the most underrated Johnny Cash songs

    L.... J....

    its not his song

    L.... J....

    Guy Clark's

  10. h.... ....

    Pales in comparison to the original by Guy Clark; it lost all of its edge in the interpretation.

  11. J.... M....

    The Evolution of Time killed the old gunslinger

  12. B.... F....

    GUY CLARK SURE KNOWS HOW TO TELL A STORY. RIP Old friend.

  13. E.... C....

    sepa la verga que dice pero esta chila jajaja saludos

  14. F.... B....

    Is that WWE undertaker?

    F.... B....

    Falco Burke I subscribed for that comment

  15. J.... ....

    That is an amazing"corrido". Which translates to a ballad. I can listen 👂 to this song 🎶 for hours.

  16. V.... ....

    When republicans where true republicans not corporate goons

    V.... ....

    Front 242 Amen brother amen

  17. S.... R....

    Oh lord, what a song!!😍 johnny cash is so amazing! and you could almost feel the weight of that gun!

  18. c.... c....

    The old gunfighter stood on the porch
    and stared into the sun
    And relived all the old days
    back when he was livin' by the gun
    When deadly games of pride were played
    and livin' was mistakes not made
    And the thought of the smell of the black powder smoke
    And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
    The thought of the smell of the black powder smoke
    And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

    And it's always keep your back to the sun
    And you can almost feel the weight of that gun
    It's faster than snakes or a blink of the eye
    And it's a time for all slow men to die
    His eyes get squinty and he's straight as a log
    and he empties his gun at the dirty dog
    And he's hit by the smell of the black powder smoke
    And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
    Hit by the smell of the black powder smoke
    And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

    Now the burn of a bullet is only a scar
    And he's back in his chair in front of a bar
    And the streets are empty and the blood's all dried
    The dead are dust and the whiskey's inside
    So buy him a drink and lend him an ear
    He's nobody's fool and he's the only one here
    Who remembers the smell of the black powder smoke
    And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
    Remembers the smell of the black powder smoke
    And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

    Said I stood in that street before it was paved
    I learned to shoot or be shot before I could shave
    And I did it all for the money and the fame
    Noble was nothing but feelin' no shame
    And nothing was sacred but stayin' alive
    And all that I learned from a Colt .45
    Was to cuss the smell of the black powder smoke
    And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
    Cuss the smell of the black powder smoke
    And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

    Now he's just an old man that nobody believes
    Says he's a gunfighter the last of this breed
    And there's ghosts in the street seekin' revenge
    Callin' him out to the lunatic fringe
    He's out in the traffic now checking the sun
    And he's killed by a car as he goes for his gun
    So much for the smell of the black powder smoke
    And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
    So much for the smell of the black powder smoke
    And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

    c.... c....

    nice, thanks much

    c.... c....

    Thanks for reading the song word for word we all needed that or did we

  19. H.... C....

    What a voice...so gutsy

  20. S.... R....

    I can play this

  21. W.... C....

    What a wonderful song about the effects of social changes and the gentrification of once rural towns on the older generations.

    W.... C....

    +MrJPEzra Was just thinking about it! Reminds of the historical war between Frank and Morton in Once Upon a Time in the West!

  22. P.... W....

    Had this on 8 track way back then - I'm almost as out-of-date as that old gunfighter!

  23. C.... ....

    You could almost feel the weight of that gun..........