The One On The Right Is On The Left chords by Johnny Cash

Chords with lyrics

The One on the Right Is on the Left:Johnny Cash.
46 on BB Hot
100 and #2 on BB Hot Country on COLUMBIA Records
in 1966.

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There once was a musical troupe, a pickin' singin'
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folk group.
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They sang the mountain ballads and the folk songs
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of our land.
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They were long on musical ability..folks thought they
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would go far.
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But political incompatibility led to their downfall.

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Well, the one on the right was on the left and the one
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in the middle was on the right.
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And the one on the left was in the middle and the guy
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in the rear, was a Methodist.

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This musical aggregation toured the entire nation, singing
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the traditional ballads and the folk songs of our lannnnd.
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They performed with great virtuosity and soon they were the
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rage.
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But political animosity prevailed upon the stage.

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Well, the one on the right was on the left and the one
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in the middle was on the right.
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And the one on the left was in the middle and the guy
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in the rear, burned his driver's license.

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Well, the curtain had ascended, a hush fell on the crowd.
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As thousands there were gathered, to hear The folk songs
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of our land.
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But they took their politics seriously and that night at
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the concert hall, as the audience watched deliriously..
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they had a free-for-all.

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Well, the one on the right was on the bottom and the one
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in the middle was on the top.
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And the one on the left got a broken arm and the guy in
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the rear, said, "Oh, dear."


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Now, this should be a lesson, if you plan to start a folk

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Don't go mixin' politics with the folk songs of our land.
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Just work on harmony and diction, play your banjo well.
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And if you have political convictions, keep them to yourself.

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Now, the one on the left works in a bank and the one in the
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middle drives a truck.
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The one on the right's an all-night deejay and the guy in
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the rear, got drafted.


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