(upbeat country music)
00:01
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
00:14
♪ I bet he's gone to
Dallas, rest his soul ♪
00:22
♪ Now he was a wino, tried and true ♪
00:29
♪ Done about everything there is to do ♪
00:32
♪ He worked on freighters,
he worked in bars ♪
00:35
♪ He worked on farms
and he worked on cars ♪
00:39
♪ Now it was white port wine
that put that look in his eye ♪
00:43
♪ That grown men get
when they need to cry ♪
00:47
♪ And we sat down on the curb to rest ♪
00:51
♪ And his head just
fell down on his chest ♪
00:54
♪ He said every single day ♪
00:58
♪ It gets just a little bit
harder to handle and yet ♪
01:01
♪ Then he lost the thread
and his mind got cluttered ♪
01:06
♪ The words just rolled
off down in the gutter ♪
01:09
♪ He was a elevator man in a cheap hotel ♪
01:14
♪ In exchange for the
rent on a one-room cell ♪
01:17
♪ And he's years old before his time ♪
01:21
♪ No thanks to the world
and the white port wine ♪
01:24
♪ So he said, son, he
always called me son ♪
01:29
♪ He said life for you has just begun ♪
01:32
♪ And then he told me the
story that I'd heard before ♪
01:36
♪ How he fell in love
with a Dallas whore ♪
01:39
♪ He could cut through the
years to the very night ♪
01:44
♪ That it all ended in
a whorehouse fight ♪
01:48
♪ And she turned his last proposal down ♪
01:51
♪ In favor of being a girl about town ♪
01:54
♪ Now it's been 17 years right in line ♪
01:59
♪ And he ain't been
straight none of the time ♪
02:03
♪ It's too many years of
fightin' the weather ♪
02:06
♪ And too many nights
of not being together ♪
02:10
♪ So he died ♪
02:14
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
02:17
♪ I'll bet he's gone to
Dallas, rest his soul ♪
02:24
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
02:31
♪ He always thought that heaven
was just a Dallas whore ♪
02:38
♪ When they went through
his personal affects ♪
02:47
♪ In among the stubs
from the welfare checks ♪
02:50
♪ Was a crumblin' picture
of a girl in a door ♪
02:53
♪ An address in Dallas and nothin' more ♪
02:57
♪ Well the welfare people
provided the priest ♪
03:01
♪ And the couple from the
mission down the street ♪
03:05
♪ Sang Amazing Grace and nobody cried ♪
03:08
♪ Except some lady in
black way off to the side ♪
03:12
♪ We all left and she's standing there ♪
03:17
♪ The black veil covering
her silver hair ♪
03:20
♪ And old one-eyed John
said her name was Alice ♪
03:23
♪ She used to be a whore in Dallas ♪
03:27
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
03:31
♪ I bet he's gone to
Dallas, rest his soul ♪
03:38
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
03:44
♪ He always thought that heaven
was just a Dallas whore ♪
03:52
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
03:58
♪ Let him roll ♪
04:11
Lyrics & Translation
Explore the depths of storytelling with Johnny Cash's 'Let Him Roll,' a song that paints a vivid picture of a wino's life and lost love. This track offers a glimpse into the struggles of addiction and loneliness, all while showcasing Cash's unique ability to connect with the human experience.
[English]
(upbeat country music)♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
♪ I bet he's gone to Dallas, rest his soul ♪
♪ Now he was a wino, tried and true ♪
♪ Done about everything there is to do ♪
♪ He worked on freighters, he worked in bars ♪
♪ He worked on farms and he worked on cars ♪
♪ Now it was white port wine that put that look in his eye ♪
♪ That grown men get when they need to cry ♪
♪ And we sat down on the curb to rest ♪
♪ And his head just fell down on his chest ♪
♪ He said every single day ♪
♪ It gets just a little bit harder to handle and yet ♪
♪ Then he lost the thread and his mind got cluttered ♪
♪ The words just rolled off down in the gutter ♪
♪ He was a elevator man in a cheap hotel ♪
♪ In exchange for the rent on a one-room cell ♪
♪ And he's years old before his time ♪
♪ No thanks to the world and the white port wine ♪
♪ So he said, son, he always called me son ♪
♪ He said life for you has just begun ♪
♪ And then he told me the story that I'd heard before ♪
♪ How he fell in love with a Dallas whore ♪
♪ He could cut through the years to the very night ♪
♪ That it all ended in a whorehouse fight ♪
♪ And she turned his last proposal down ♪
♪ In favor of being a girl about town ♪
♪ Now it's been 17 years right in line ♪
♪ And he ain't been straight none of the time ♪
♪ It's too many years of fightin' the weather ♪
♪ And too many nights of not being together ♪
♪ So he died ♪
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
♪ I'll bet he's gone to Dallas, rest his soul ♪
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
♪ He always thought that heaven was just a Dallas whore ♪
♪ When they went through his personal affects ♪
♪ In among the stubs from the welfare checks ♪
♪ Was a crumblin' picture of a girl in a door ♪
♪ An address in Dallas and nothin' more ♪
♪ Well the welfare people provided the priest ♪
♪ And the couple from the mission down the street ♪
♪ Sang Amazing Grace and nobody cried ♪
♪ Except some lady in black way off to the side ♪
♪ We all left and she's standing there ♪
♪ The black veil covering her silver hair ♪
♪ And old one-eyed John said her name was Alice ♪
♪ She used to be a whore in Dallas ♪
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
♪ I bet he's gone to Dallas, rest his soul ♪
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
♪ He always thought that heaven was just a Dallas whore ♪
♪ Let him roll, boys, let him roll ♪
♪ Let him roll ♪
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