Johnny Cash Mean Eyed Cat Lyrics

Mean Eyed Cat Lyrics




I give my woman half my money at the general store I said, "Now buy a little
groceries, and don't spend no more." But she gave ten dollars for a ten cent
hat And bought some store bought cat food for a mean eyed cat.



When I give her ten more dollars for a one way ticket She was mad as she could
be Then I bet ten more that if she ever left She'd come a-crawlin' back to me
When I woke up this mornin' and I turned my head There wasn't a cotton pickin'
thing on her side of the bed I found a little old note where her head belonged
It said, "Dear John, honey, baby, I'm long gone."



When I heard a whistle blowin', and the big wheels a-turnin' I was scared as I
could be I put on my overalls and I headed to town Gonna bring her back with
me.



I asked the man down at the station if he'd seen her there I told him all about
her pretty eyes and long, blonde hair He spit his tobacco, said, "I'll be dad
blamed...... I believe I did see her leavin' on the east bound train."



I bought a round trip ticket on the east bound train I was broke as I could be
But when I come back, gotta buy another ticket Gotta bring her back with
me.



Well, I got off the train somewhere in Arkansas And I worked up the guts to
call my Mother-In-Law She said, "I'll tell you where she is, if you act right."
"She's workin' four to twelve at Trucker's World tonight."



When I walked in she saw me, and she took off her apron And she grabbed her
goin' home hat She bought a ticket with her tips And now we're curled up on the
sofa, me and her....and that mean eyed cat