Cash Johnny Bad News Lyrics

Bad News Lyrics

(Written by John D. Loudermilk) 

 

 

 (As performed by Johnny Cash) 

 

 Well, bad news travels like wildfire

 Good news travel slow

 They all call me Wildfire

 'Cause everybody knows

 

 (Chorus)

 I'm bad, everywhere I go

 Always gettin' in trouble

 And leaving little girls

 That hate to see me go

 

 They tried to hang me in Oakland

 And they did in Francisco

 But I wouldn't choke, I broke the rope

 And they had to let me go, 'cause

 

 (Repeat Chorus)

 

 Now from north to south, from east to west

 The story is the same

 From one state to another

 I have to change my name, 'cause

 

 (Repeat Chorus)

 

 Now I picked peaches in Georgia

 I lumberjacked in Maine

 I've been hired, fired and jailed

 In any town you can name, 'cause

 

 (Repeat Chorus)

 

 

 (As performed by Eddy Arnold) 

 

 Bad news travels like wildfire

 Good news travels slow

 They call my your Wildfire

 'Cause everybody knows

 

 That I'm bad news

 Everywhere I go, whoa

 Always gettin' into trouble

 He he he he he hea

 And leavin' little girls that hate to see me go

 

 I've picked peaches down in Georgia

 Lumberjacked up in Maine

 I've been hired and jailed

 In every state you can name

 

 Because I'm bad news

 Everywhere I go, whoa

 Always gettin' into trouble

 Ye he he he he he yeah

 And leavin' little girls who hate to see me go

 

 From north to south, from east to west

 The story is the same

 From one state to the other

 I have to change my name

 

 Because I'm bad news

 Everywhere I go, whoa

 Always a gettin' into trouble

 Ha ha ha ha

 And leavin' little girls who hate to see me go

 

 Now they tried to hang me down in Oakland

 And they did in San Frisco

 But I wouldn't choke

 And I broke their rope

 They had to let me go

 

 Because I'm bad news

 Everywhere I go, whoa

 Always gettin' into trouble

 And leavin' little girls who hate to see me go

 He he he he hea