Hey Porter lyrics chords

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Hey Porter lyrics and chords are provided for your personal use, it's truly a Johnny Cash classic. It's a very easy song to play and sing, use these lyrics with chords to help you learn it.

Hey Porter

by Johnny Cash

Hey porter  hey porter would you tell me the time

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How much longer will it be till we cross that Mason Dixon line

    C                                       F

At daylight would you tell that engineer to slow it down

                     C                    G7              C

Or better still just stop the train cause I want to look around

Hey porter  hey porter what time did you say

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How much longer will it be till I can see the light of day

            C                        F

When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer to ring his bell

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And ask everybody that ain't asleep to stand right up and yell

Hey porter  hey porter it's getting light outside

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This ole train is puffing smoke and I have to strain my eyes

             C                   F

But ask that engineer if he will blow his whistle please

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Cause I smell frost on cotton leaves and I feel that southern breeze

Hey porter  hey porter please get my bags for me

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I need nobody to tell me now that we're in Tennessee

             C                     F

Go tell that engineer to make that lonesome whistle scream

             C                        G7          C

We're not so far from home so take it easy on the steam

Hey porter  hey porter please open up the door

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When they stop the train I want to get off first cause I can't wait no more

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Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fare

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I'm gonna sat my feet on southern soil and breathe that southern air

Many of the songs Johnny Cash recorded was also written by him. He was the author on this classic, it's easy to play and sing with a great rhythm and simple chords. Pure Country Music has a great selection of his cds, just click on their banner below. Copy and paste Hey Porter lyrics and chords, you'll have a good time with this old song.