歌曲名 Mister Garfield (Album Version)

歌手名 Johnny Cash

作曲：Jack Elliott

作词：Jack Elliott

Me and my brother was down close to the depot

When I heard the report of a pistol

I hollered I wonder what was that

He run out and come back and he said

That was a report of a pistol

And I thought I was gonna faint when he said it

Mr Garfields been shot down shot down shot down

Mr Garfields been shot down low

Lord I knew the President was supposed to be down the depot that day

But I just wouldn't let myself believe that hed been shot

Me and my bother run out there and everybody was all confused

And hollering and running round

And I stepped up to this one lady and I said that

Maam what was it really that happened Maam and she said that

Mr Garfields been shot down shot down shot down

Mr Garfields been shot down low

Well it looked like everybody felt just about as bad as I did

Everybody started drift off to home

Me and my brother did too

Then a few weeks later I heard that the President was still alive

So I told my brother I said Hey let's get on a train

And go to that Big House up there and see how the President is

Let's go up there to where he's laid up hurt and sick wed see him

So we went on up there and that big White House

And there was a soldier boy standin round upside outside

And I sidled up to him and I said to that soldier boy

I said Who was it that did it

Who was it that shot the President

And he said that It was Charlie Guiteau that shot Mr Garfield

And I said Charlie Guiteau done shot down a good man good man

Charlie Guiteau done shot down a good man low

Charlie Guiteau done shot down a good man good man

That soldier boy said that

Miss Lucretia Garfield was always at his bedside

In the heat of the day fannin him when he was hot

And he said just that mornin that he had been at the window

And hed overheard Miss Lucretia and Mr Garfield talkin

And Mr Garfield said Crete honey he called her Crete

He said Crete honey if somethin worse would happens to me

He said You get yourself a good man

And she said Now James she called him James

She said James I won't hear to that now

Cause I love you too much

And he said that you'll make some good man a good wife good wife

You'll make some man a good wife gal

Don't pull in single harness all your life good gal

Don't pull in single harness all your life

That's what he said don't pull in single harness all your life

Well a little while later we come back around there

And things have changed

The flag was hangin halfway up the flagpole

And everybody was cryin and standin round sad

And I walked back up to this soldier boy and I said

Soldier boy is he is Mr Garfield and he said Yeah he's gone

Gonna lay him by that cold lonesome branch down low

Mr Garfields been shot down low

Oh Mr Garfields been shot down shot down shot down

Mr Garfields been shot down low

Have you heard the news

Mr Garfields been shot down shot down shot down

Mr Garfields been shot down low Lord