Jacob Green Lyrics

The song Jacob Green is performed by Johnny Cash in the album named Love, God, Murder in the year 2000 .



Jacob Green got busted for possession
Next morning early he appeared in court
But he was sent to jail to wait to be trialed at some later date
Next morning early, there came a sad report

At the jail they took away his clothes to shame him
And to make sure Jacob Green had no pride left
They cut of all his hair today they found him hanging there
Afraid to face the day he killed himself

It happened yesterday and if you turn your head away
Somewhere in some dirty hole the scene will be rerun
Not only Jacob Green, but many more you've never seen

It could be someone that you love gets done
Like Jacob Green got done
It could be someone that you love gets done
Like Jacob Green got done

Jacob's father hired a team of lawyers
Inspections and long inquiries were held
The sheriff then retired and the papers said two guards were fired
They put a brand new coat of paint on Jacob's cell

But like a tomb that looks so white and shiny
Inside you'll find corruption never seen
And somewhere out there tonight in a dirty cell without a light
There will be locked up another Jacob Green

It happened yesterday and if you turn your head away
Somewhere in some dirty hole the scene will be rerun
Not only Jacob Green, but many more you've never seen

It could be someone that you love gets done
Like Jacob Green got done
It could be someone that you love gets done
Like Jacob Green got done



Johnny Cash - Love, God, Murder

May 2000

  1. I Walk the Line
  2. Oh, What a Dream
  3. All Over Again
  4. Little at a Time
  5. My Old Faded Rose
  6. Happiness Is You
  7. Flesh and Blood
  8. I Tremble for You
  9. I Feel Better All Over
  10. 'Cause I Love You
  11. Ballad of Barbara
  12. Ring of Fire
  13. My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
  14. While I've Got It on My Mind
  15. I Still Miss Someone
  16. One Rose (That's Left in My Heart)
  17. What on Earth Will You Do (For Heaven's Sake)
  18. My God is Real
  19. It Was Jesus
  20. Why Me Lord?
  21. Greatest Cowboy of Them All
  22. Redemption
  23. Great Speckled Bird
  24. Old Account
  25. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  26. When He Comes
  27. Kneeling Drunkard's Plea
  28. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
  29. Man in White
  30. Belshazzar
  31. Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction: A Cowboy's Prayer)
  32. Oh Come, Angel Band
  33. Folsom Prison Blues
  34. Delia's Gone
  35. Mr. Garfield
  36. Orleans Parish Prison
  37. When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)
  38. Sound of Laughter
  39. Cocaine Blues
  40. Hardin Wouldn't Run
  41. Long Black Veil
  42. Austin Prison
  43. Joe Bean
  44. Going to Memphis
  45. Don't Take Your Guns to Town
  46. Highway Patrolman
  47. Jacob Green
  48. Wall

Jacob Green