Nickajack Cave

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​Little white pills and whiskey
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​Honky tonks and smoke
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​One night stands with his country band
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​Had him strung out on the ropes
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​Well he cried out to Jesus
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​He said Jesus I think I'm too lost to save
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​He already had one foot inside his grave
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​As he stepped into the mouth of Nickajack Cave
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​Everything was darkness
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​Wasn't no light at all
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​Just the cold dank air and the pitch black dirt
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​And he spiders on the walls
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​Well he laid down beneath a ledge
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​And curled up there to meet his judgement day
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​The shivering came upon him wave by wave
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​Well he could feel the breath of death in Nickajack Cave
​[Interlude]
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​[Refrain]
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​Then high above him shone a light
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​ He never would forget
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​Then he heard a voice say Johnny Cash
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​I ain't thru with you yet
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​Get up I ain't thru with you yet
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​I ain't thru with you yet Johnny Cash, get up
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​Then he crawled out from beneath that ledge
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​ And felt a gentle breeze
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​Tears and dirt smeared on his face
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​As peaceful as could be
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​Well he knelt down upon the ground
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​Raised his eyes up to the light and prayed
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​He said Lord I'll be your servant from this day
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​That's how he became the Man In Black in Nickajack Cave
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​That's how he became the Man In Black in Nickajack Cave
​[Interlude]
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​ Get up Johnny Cash I ain't thru with you yet
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​Get up
​[Outro]