Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Luther Perkins
Guitar
Marshall Grant
Bass
Ws Fluke Holland
Drums
Bob Johnson
Guitar
Jack Clement
Guitar
Norman Blake
Dobro
Maybelle Carter
Autoharp
James Wilson
Piano
Bill Pursell
Piano
Charlie McCoy
Harmonica
Michael Kazak
Drums
The Carter Family
Background Vocals
The Statler Brothers
Background Vocals
The Anita Kerr Singers
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carl Perkins
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Law
Producer
Frank Jones
Producer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Here lies Les Moore
Four slugs from a .44
No Les, no more
[Verse 1]
Out in Arizona, just south of Tucson
Where tumbleweeds tumble in search of a home
There's a town they call Tombstone where the brave never cry
They live by a sixgun, by a sixgun they die
It's been a long time now since the town was a boom
The jailhouse is empty, so's the Palace Saloon
Just one look will tell you that this town was real
A secluded, old dirt road leads up to Boot Hill
Walk up to the fence there and look at the view
That's where they were hanging, 1882
It's easy to see where the brave men have died
Rope marks on the oak tree are now petrified
At night, when the moon shines so far away
It gets mighty lonesome looking down on their graves
There lies Billy Clanton, never wanted to kill
But he's there with the guilty way up on Boot Hill
[Outro]
Boot Hill
Written by: Carl Perkins