RedDeMartini

I'm a flag waving, patriotic nephew of my Uncle Sam
A rough riding fighting Yankee man
I love mom and applie pie,
And the freedoms that we all enjoy across this beautiful land

I work hard and I fight hard for the old Red, White, and Blue
And I'll die a whole lot harder if it comes to where I have to
I'm a flag waving, patriotic nephew of my Uncle Sam
A rough riding fighting Yankee man

And when I see old Glory waving
I think of all the brave men who have fought and died for what is right and wrong
And when I see old Glory burnin, my blood begins to churnin
And I could do some fightin' of my own

I don't believe in violence, I'm a God fearing man
Bul I'll stand up for my country just as long as I can stand
Cause I'm a flag waving, patriotic nephew of my Uncle Sam
A rough riding fighting Yankee man

I'm a flag waving, patriotic nephew of my Uncle Sam
A rough riding fighting Yankee man
And I enjoy the liberty of being what I want to be and achieve any goals that I can

I was taught to turn the other cheeck, but daddy used to say
Walk soft and pack a big stick, but never walk away
I'm a flag waving, patriotic nephew of my Uncle Sam
A rough riding fighting Yankee man

And When I see old Glory waving
I think of all the brave men who have fought and died for what is right and wrong
And when I see old Glory burnin, my blood begins to churnin
And I could do some fightin' of my own

Cause I love all my brothers and were proud of our group
We've got the greenest country here on God's green earth
I'm a flag waving, patriotic nephew of my Uncle Sam
A rough riding fighting Yankee man

discuss...

BadAssBiker

Foo

hyperRevue

I have zero thoughts on this.

pathdoc

I love John Cash. He meant every word of that song.

Moochers_Dad

He couldn't trackstand worth s**t.

ZachS

I walked through a county courthouse square,
On a park bench an old man was sitting there.
I said, "Your old courthouse is kinda run down."
He said, "Naw, it'll do for our little town."
I said, "Your old flagpole has leaned a little bit,
And that's a Ragged Old Flag you got hanging on it."

He said, "Have a seat," and I sat down.
"Is this the first time you've been to our little town?"
I said, "I think it is." He said, "I don't like to brag,
But we're kinda proud of that Ragged Old Flag.

"You see, we got a little hole in that flag there when
Washington took it across the Delaware.
And it got powder-burned the night Francis Scott Key
Sat watching it writing Say Can You See.
And it got a bad rip in New Orleans
With Packingham and Jackson tuggin' at its seams.

"And it almost fell at the Alamo
Beside the Texas flag, but she waved on though.
She got cut with a sword at Chancellorsville
And she got cut again at Shiloh Hill.
There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard, and Bragg,
And the south wind blew hard on that Ragged Old Flag.

"On Flanders Field in World War I
She got a big hole from a Bertha gun.
She turned blood red in World War II.
She hung limp and low by the time it was through.
She was in Korea and Vietnam.
She went where she was sent by her Uncle Sam.

"She waved from our ships upon the briny foam,
And now they've about quit waving her back here at home.
In her own good land here she's been abused --
She's been burned, dishonored, denied, and refused.

"And the government for which she stands
Is scandalized throughout the land.
And she's getting threadbare and wearing thin,
But she's in good shape for the shape she's in.
'Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more.

"So we raise her up every morning, take her down every night.
We don't let her touch the ground and we fold her up right.
On second thought, I do like to brag,
'Cause I'm mighty proud of the Ragged Old Flag."

RedDeMartini

Rick Rubin said that what made Johnny Cash special was not that he was great but rather that he is great. He was a country star in the sixties and seventies with all the flaws that come with it. But in later years he kept on growing and became something bigger, flawed, aged, worn but seasoned. When I hear this song it reminds me of his shortcomings. Some folks will love him ironically and not be bothered by silly jingoistic songs like these, others will have to add it to the overall picture of of a complicated man.

DoshKel

He is such a hipster.

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f* rick rubin

drolldurham

i like europe

666pack

on a monday, i was arrested. on a tuesday they locked me in the jail. on a wednesday my trial was attested. on a thursday they said "guilty" and the judge's gavel fell.

humancongereel

i got stripes, stripes around my shoulders...i got chains, chains around my feet. i got stripes, but they don't worry me none, but these chains, these chains they're about to drag me down.

(trivia: what's the other leadbelly song cash did early in his career?)

666pack

johnny cash is some of the most soothing music to listen to when you're going to sleep... along with "inna-gada-da-vida" on repeat.

ZachS

well i fooled you, i fooled you - i got pig iron

abeyance

John Henry said, I feed four little brothers,
And baby sister's walking on her knees.
Did the lord say that machines aughtta take the place of living?
And what's a substitute for bread and beans? (I saint seen it)
Do engines get rewarded for their steam...

Captain, tell the people, move back further!
I'm at the finish line and there ain't no drill.
It's so far behind, but yet ain't got the brains to quit it!
When she blows up she'll scatter cross the hills! (Lord Lordy!)
When she blows up she'll scatter cross the hills!

humancongereel

that's EXACTLY what i was thinking...rock island line, it's a mighty good road, rock island line, it's the road to ride. rock island line, you gotta ride it like you find it, get your ticket at the station for the rock island line.

hey, my phone has been dead/out of minutes for a while and i've done nothing about either. drop me a pm.

ZachS

i had to look up what other leadbelly songs he covered, though. so i sort of cheated.


you serious about heading to SF next week?

humancongereel

others?

damn, i may not be now. the pay schedule i'm on is different than i thought, and i'll more than likely be broke. however...i may be able to scrape some cash together...it'll take a couple days to be sure.

666pack

two thousand people HOLLERED go john henry! then somebody hollered, "the mountain's caving in!" john henry told the captain, "tell the kind folks, don't worry. that ain't nothing but my hammer sucking wind - keeps me breathing. a steel driver's muscle i intend."

ZachS

Just let me know as soon as you do.

kyle!

i just saw a hot girl on a commercial say she had genital herpes.

thiskidgotmoxie

This place has gone to the dogs...

LOCO9035

J.C. rocks. Just wish I had seen him live in concert.

Aeroplane

C.r.e.a.m.

Hobartlemagne 

Leadbelly sings funny.