New Mexico Lyrics

The song New Mexico is performed by Johnny Cash in the album named Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings in the year 2005 .



T'was in the town of Griffin, the year was Eighty three
It was there an old cow puncher, stepped up and said to me
'€œHow do you do young fellow and how would you like to go
And spend a pleasant summer, out in New Mexico?'€

I'll furnish you good wages, your transportation too
If you will but go with me, one summer season through
But if you should get homesick and back to Griffin go
Then I'll furnish you no horses from the hills of Mexico

We left the town of Griffin in the merry month of May
When all the world was lovely and everything was gay
With saddles on our horses, marching over we did go
Until we reached the logging out in New Mexico

It was there our pleasures ended and our troubles they began
The first hail storm fell on us, those cattle how they ran
Through all the thorns and thistles, us cowboys had to go
While the Indians watched upon us, out in New Mexico

Well, when the drive was over, the riders would not pay
To all you happy people, this much I have to say
Go back to your friends and loved ones, tell others not to go
To the God forsaken country, they call New Mexico



Johnny Cash - Walking the Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings

Oct 2005

  1. I Walk the Line
  2. Get Rhythm
  3. There You Go
  4. Train of Love
  5. Cry! Cry! Cry!
  6. Hey Porter!
  7. So Doggone Lonesome
  8. Ballad of a Teenage Queen
  9. Big River
  10. Guess Things Happen That Way
  11. Ways of a Woman in Love
  12. I Forgot to Remember to Forget
  13. Sugartime
  14. It's Just About Time
  15. Katy Too
  16. Belshazzar
  17. Life Goes On
  18. You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven
  19. Folsom Prison Blues
  20. Luther Played the Boogie
  21. Straight A's in Love
  22. Home of the Blues
  23. Port of Lonely Hearts
  24. Come in Stranger
  25. Country Boy
  26. Wide Open Road
  27. Don't Make Me Go
  28. Leave That Junk Alone
  29. Mean Eyed Cat
  30. Next in Line
  31. Give My Love to Rose
  32. Cold Cold Heart
  33. Hey Good Lookin'
  34. I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
  35. I Can't Help It
  36. You Win Again
  37. Goodnight Irene
  38. Goodbye Little Darlin', Goodbye
  39. Wreck of the Old '97
  40. Blue Train
  41. Rock Island Line
  42. I Was There When It Happened
  43. Remember Me
  44. I Love You Because
  45. Born to Lose
  46. New Mexico
  47. Down the Street to 301
  48. Fool's Hall of Fame
  49. If the Good Lord's Willing
  50. Doin' My Time
  51. Thanks a Lot
  52. Oh Lonesome Me
  53. Story of a Broken Heart
  54. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle

New Mexico