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
'How 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
- I Walk the Line
- Get Rhythm
- There You Go
- Train of Love
- Cry! Cry! Cry!
- Hey Porter!
- So Doggone Lonesome
- Ballad of a Teenage Queen
- Big River
- Guess Things Happen That Way
- Ways of a Woman in Love
- I Forgot to Remember to Forget
- Sugartime
- It's Just About Time
- Katy Too
- Belshazzar
- Life Goes On
- You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven
- Folsom Prison Blues
- Luther Played the Boogie
- Straight A's in Love
- Home of the Blues
- Port of Lonely Hearts
- Come in Stranger
- Country Boy
- Wide Open Road
- Don't Make Me Go
- Leave That Junk Alone
- Mean Eyed Cat
- Next in Line
- Give My Love to Rose
- Cold Cold Heart
- Hey Good Lookin'
- I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
- I Can't Help It
- You Win Again
- Goodnight Irene
- Goodbye Little Darlin', Goodbye
- Wreck of the Old '97
- Blue Train
- Rock Island Line
- I Was There When It Happened
- Remember Me
- I Love You Because
- Born to Lose
- New Mexico
- Down the Street to 301
- Fool's Hall of Fame
- If the Good Lord's Willing
- Doin' My Time
- Thanks a Lot
- Oh Lonesome Me
- Story of a Broken Heart
- I Heard That Lonesome Whistle