Johnny Cash I`m Gonna Try And Be That Way Lyrics

I`m Gonna Try And Be That Way Lyrics

I'M GONNA TRY 

 TO BE THAT WAY 



Once upon a time there lived a man, um um 

Many years ago in a foreign land 

 Knew how to live right, 

 Tried to be a light 

Gave everybody a helping hand 



I'm gonna try to be that way, um um 

I'm gonna try to be that way 

  Do the kind of things a man oughta do 

  Say the kind of things a man oughta say 

I'm gonna try to be that way 



He never done anybody wrong, um um 

He tried to help everybody 'long 

  He brought a better land 

  To make a better man 

Out of the rich or the poor or the weak or the strong

 

And he preached love and brotherhood, uh, huh 

He went around doin' good, doin' good 

  Everywhere he went 

  They knew that he was sent 

And the people started actin' like they should