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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Luther Perkins
Luther Perkins
Guitar
Johnny Western
Johnny Western
Guitar
Harold B. "Shot" Jackson
Harold B. "Shot" Jackson
Dobro
Marshall Grant
Marshall Grant
Bass
Gordon N. Terry
Gordon N. Terry
Fiddle
Buddy Harman
Buddy Harman
Drums
Unknown Vocal Chorus
Unknown Vocal Chorus
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Leon Payne
Leon Payne
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Law
Don Law
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I lived on a farm out in Iowa
I pulled the corn and I worked in the hay
Got trapped by a girl but I wiggled free
Heard the Oregon timber callin' me
[Verse 2]
Will you tell me somethin' Mr lumberjack
Is it one for forward and three for back
Is it two for stop or four for go?
Boy ask a whistle punk I don't know
[Verse 3]
Well I learned this fact from a logger named Ray
You don't cut timber on a windy day
Stay out of the woods when the moisture's low
Or you ain't gonna live to collect your doe
[Verse 4]
Will you tell me somethin' Mr lumberjack
Is it one for forward and three for back
Is it two for stop or four for go?
Boy ask a whistle punk I don't know
[Verse 5]
Well you work in the woods from morning till night
You laugh and sing and you cuss and fight
On Saturday night you go to Eugene's
And on a Sunday morning your pockets are clean
[Verse 6]
Will you tell me somethin' Mr lumberjack
Is it one for forward and three for back
Is it two for stop or four for go?
Boy ask a whistle punk I don't know
Written by: Leon Payne

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