Cash, Johnny - Country Trash Lyrics






I got a crib full of corn and a turnin' plow,
But the ground's too wet for the hopper now.
Got a cultivator and a doubletree,[1]
A leather line for the haw and gee.[2]
Let the thunder roll and the lightnin' flash,
I'm doin' alright for country trash.

I'm saving up dimes for a rainy day,
I got about a dollar laid away.
The wind's from the south and the fishing's good,
Got a potbelly stove a cord[3] of wood.
Mama turns the left-overs into hash,
I'm doin' alright for country trash.

I got a mackinaw[4] and a huntin' dog.
A cap I ordered from the catalog.
A big tall tree that shades the yard,
A big fat sow for the winter's lard.
Let the thunder roll and the lightnin' flash,
I'm doin' alright for country trash.

Well there's not much new ground left to plow,
And crops need fertilizin' now.
My hands don't earn me too much gold,
For security when I grow old.
But we'll all be equal under the grass,
And God's got a heaven for country trash.
And God's got a heaven for country trash.
I'll be doin' alright for country trash.

[A doubletree is a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached for harnessing two animals abreast.]
[When training animals, such as horses or oxen, the command to turn left is "haw" and the command to turn right is "gee."]
[Firewood is measured in cords. One cord, also commonly called a full cord, is defined as 128 cubic feet, corresponding to a woodpile 4 feet wide × 4 feet high × 8 feet long.]
[A mackinaw is type of jacket.]





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

    Whoever disliked this should be ashamed of themselves

  2. M.... L....

    A classic!

  3. F.... ....

    The Original Man in Black

  4. I.... T....

    Such A Great Song💀

  5. F.... S....

    Johnny Cash the best RIP.

  6. z.... a....

    Song makes me think of my pop

  7. S.... C....

    One of the coolest songs I’ve ever heard sad no one makes music anymore.

  8. J.... E....

    Special place in Heaven for Johnny.

  9. p.... ....

    Johnny cash 👍legend of country music 👍. R.I.P

  10. B.... G....

    best lyrics ever got a mackinaw and a hunting dog

  11. H.... m....

    I can sing that eb2 but I miss it sometimes

  12. A.... G....

    love this song ...

  13. R.... M....

    The ....one..and..only.......cash

  14. A.... S....

    "Country Trash" is actually a term that refers to young, rich, well-to-do people.

  15. T.... F....

    let the thunder roll and the lighting flash ,I'm doing all right for country trash ... it don't get much better then this .

  16. C.... H....

    God's got a heaven for country trash, (thank goodness)😋

  17. Y.... T....

    This song describes my grandpa, a farmer in South Dakota

  18. A.... K....

    thank you Pandora. don't know how I missed this one.

    A.... K....

    Ayava Kyavata thank you for apresgating goof music

  19. K.... J....

    I'm Southern Country Trash!!

  20. G.... G....

    soy fan de johnny cash saludos de gdl mexico

  21. S.... ....

    Not the American III version but still good ;)

    S.... ....

    Soul-Slayer it's still good. Hell, everything Cash sang sounded good

  22. C.... M....

    I've been called southern trash because I'm from South Carolina and I'm a hunter and fisherman. It don't bother me

    C.... M....

    I'm a brit and I really admire the self-sufficiency of the southerners in the US.

    C.... M....

    @Help me reach 1k subs with no videos! thanks, we're mighty proud and a hard working group of people. Hope you get to come for a visit if you haven't already.

    C.... M....

    @OkieJake yeah I'll go when I have the money/time

  23. M.... ....

    He lived this life for years and years...

  24. P.... M....

    Well i am country trash in Australia and this song makes me proud.

    P.... M....

    Bloody good g'day mate!

  25. c.... l....

    this song is the best Johnny cash this song is my top 3 of my favorite songs of yours YEE YEE

  26. S.... E....

    This song was the flip-side of Oney!!

    S.... E....

    You mean literally on the vinyl or just by the meaning and tone of the songs?

    S.... E....

    Vinyl; on 45's this was the other side to Oney!

    S.... E....

    @Steve Endicott cool

  27. c.... ....

    Love singing to this in my car Thank you Johnny cash

  28. J.... H....

    doesn't matter what kind of day I've had, I can count on Johnny to put a smile on my miserable face!

    J.... H....

    Yeah this man is THE MAN!! He puts troubled waters in hot water, the juice in wine andd sadness in fun and happines!!

  29. v.... a....

    I love these lyrics

  30. I.... F....

    I'm doin alright for country trash

  31. G.... ....

    SLUMERICAN

  32. d.... ....

    Nobody fucking cares.

  33. T.... ....

    Cool story bro felt like I was there


    P.s. I'm strait

    T.... ....

    THUGNASTY153572 what are ye, city folk

  34. B.... H....

    HEY iM GAY

    B.... H....

    good for you

  35. B.... D....

    Ha Ha I have to admit my North Carolina hillbillly ass (for a moment) thought you were speaking of moose the hair care product but then it dawned on me that perhaps you live considerably north of me and were talking about moose the big ass critter lol? The latter would make more sense given the context I suppose. Never ate a moose (Rocky & Bull Winkle), never seen one but on tv. Pretty good eating? Helly even our deer down here are small compared to yours: like german sheppards w/ antlers lol.

  36. I.... ....

    not ever one in the city won't to be there.

  37. t.... ....

    dont forget the moose ;)

  38. C.... C....

    Just discovered this awesome song when i went to the record store today and bought the 45.

  39. B.... ....

    well i grew up in the country and in the city with devorsed parents when i was younger.

  40. B.... D....

    Uppity city slickers have always looked down their noses at country folk. Particularly southern country folks like myself. We are all uneducated ignorant incestual alchoholics in the minds of many uppity city slickers. Of course the stereotypes are rarely true indicating where the true ignorance lies. Country folk aren't generally materialistic which contradicts most city slickers. Country folk are usually more genuine. If these things make me "trashy" than I am proud to be "country trash".

    B.... D....

    I couldn't say it better my self

    B.... D....

    Well, we'll all be equal underneath the grass...

  41. J.... C....

    exactly...so you're not trash. I never understood being proud of a label with the word 'trash' in it. I always took this song as being like, "yeah you think I'm trash, meanwhile I know how to live better than you ever will."

  42. B.... D....

    Well, it sounds to me you are ahead of the curve my friend. I can't say I am entirely self efficient... far from it to be exact but I am doing what I can. I believe in listening to the old timers and learning from them. I live in the South and have known quite a few old timers who said "When the Great Depression hit we were so poor we didn't notice a difference". I want to learn to be like those folks. When the system comes crashing down people like that always have the edge.

  43. B.... D....

    I live in a part of the US that has a long history of telling the Federal government to get fucked. When booze was illegal in the States gangsters like Al Capone got a good bit of their contraband. There is still a good bit of shine comming out of these parts plus there is a shit load of weed grown around here lol. I am in good company. No matter where you go country folk ain't all that different from what I've seen. Languages may change and maybe skintones do to but still good old country folk.

  44. S.... W....

    Well fuck 'em - I never asked to be ruled by a bunch of Marxist idiots and moneylenders.
    I'm happy here with my wife, 4 cats, Rhodesian Ridgeback hound and olive trees. The water comes off the mountain and isn't 'safe to drink' but it's better than anything you'll find in a city.
    In my opinion country trash have their shit together better than anyone else. City people will be laughing on the other side of their faces when it all falls to pieces and they find that an iPod isn't a survival tool.

    S.... W....

    Sid Wittman yes sir, your telling em

    S.... W....

    Well swid sir, thats some Words of wisdom right there

    S.... W....

    Aww, country mouse sure is triggered. S'okay, the skerry liberals won't take your pewpew and make you get gay married to a leather daddy , you can stop hiding under the bed lol

  45. B.... D....

    Hey, lets add in a bit of wealth redistribution in with the fiscally insanity & Marxism, we should be over joyed with the "prosperity" now shouldn't we? Only thing is those pesky yet simple laws of economics and common sense just seem to wind up fucking up the game plans. The EU, North America, UK and Australia are all in the same boat more or less. The entire World Economy has been nothing short of a ponzi scheme particularly since the "Nixon Shock" of 1971 and game over is just about here.

  46. S.... W....

    Sounds like we can do business then, there is the small problem of me being located an another continent though :-)
    I've got a charcoal forge and make knives and other edged weapons. Gunsmithing skills too. I'm not sure we'd even notice up here on the mountain if society fell to pieces...
    The fall of mankind will start in Europe, people here just keep voting for big government socialists who are fiscally irresponsible. Tax and spend. Fucking idiots can't even count, let alone run an economy.

  47. B.... D....

    Well when the world economy and the US dollar goes bust as it most certainly will I'd be glad to swap you some deer meat and okra for wild boar and olives then. We were better off under the barter system and with gold/silver anyways. Like it or not what is old (actually ancient) will become new again.

  48. S.... W....

    Thumbs up to you brother. I'm Anglo\Spanish country trash.
    Difference is that we grow olives and hunt wild boar instead of deer.
    It's called SELF RELIANCE...

  49. M.... T....

    One of my favorite songs

  50. a.... ....

    While I am not really "country" trash, I sure do appreciate this great tune about "country trash"!

  51. B.... ....

    We'll all be equal when we're under the grass...

  52. B.... D....

    Thumbs up if your country trash and don't give a damn who knows it ha ha! Thumbs up if you ya think them city fuckers who are so high on themselves ain't gonna have a pot to shit in one day while the "country trash" that knows how to grow their own food, hunt & skin a deer and fish for their victuals will be doing alright!

  53. e.... ....

    all of whats good about america slowly dies when american legends like johnny cash go.

  54. C.... B....

    Great song... Reminds u to be humble and appreciative