it may be wish I had of known you when you were a little younger. It is about this boy who plays pool and at the end of the song he is playing a game with his father and does not know it. The last of it says that the 8 ball never fell he took it off the table and placed it on the shelf
2006-09-19 15:04:17 · 4 answers · asked by big time bama 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The song is "The Baron" by Johnny Cash.
Wish I had a known ya
When you were a little younger,
'Round me you might have learned a thing or two
If I had known ya longer
You might be a little stronger
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do,
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do.
As he walked into the pool room,
you could tell he didn't fit,
In his hand made boots, custom suit,
pearl handled shootin' stick.
Tonight there'd be a showdown,
then everyone would know
Who shoots the meanest game around,
The Baron, or Billy Joe.
Billy Joe was edgy,
About to lose his cool,
But The Baron's hands were steady
As the two began to duel.
Yeah, he was like a general, on a battlefield of slate,
And he would say to Billy Joe, each time he sunk the eight:
He'd say:
Wish I had a known ya
When you were a little younger,
'Round me you might have learned a thing or two
If I had known ya longer
You might be a little stronger
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do,
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do.
[VERSE]
Now Billy Joe was busted,
But he hadn't felt the sting,
And from the far end of the table,
He threw his mother's wedding ring.
And he said, "you've won my money,
But it ain't gonna do the trick.
I'll bet this ring on one more game
against your fancy stick."
The Baron's eyes got foggy,
as the ring rolled on the felt,
And he almost doubled over
like he was hit below the belt.
Twenty years ago, it was the ring his wife had worn,
And he didn't know before he left
that a son would soon be born.
It sounded just like thunder
when The Baron shot the break,
But it grew quickly quiet, as he lined up the eight.
Then a warm hand touched his shoulder
And it chilled him to the bone
when he turned and saw the woman
who had loved him for so long.
The game was never finished,
The eight ball never fell,
The Baron calmly picked it up and put it on a shelf.
Then he placed the ring in the hands
that held him long ago.
And he tossed that fancy shootin' stick
to his son Billy Joe
And he said:
[CHORUS]
Wish I had a known ya
When you were a little younger,
'Round me you might have learned a thing or two
If I had known ya longer
You might be a little stronger
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do,
[spoken]
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do.
2006-09-19 17:48:13 · answer #1 · answered by krustykrabtrainee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Baron" by Johnny Cash.
Wish I had a known ya
When you were a little younger,
'Round me you might have learned a thing or two
If I had known ya longer
You might be a little stronger
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do,
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do.
As he walked into the pool room,
you could tell he didn't fit,
In his hand made boots, custom suit,
pearl handled shootin' stick.
Tonight there'd be a showdown,
then everyone would know
Who shoots the meanest game around,
The Baron, or Billy Joe.
Billy Joe was edgy,
About to lose his cool,
But The Baron's hands were steady
As the two began to duel.
Yeah, he was like a general, on a battlefield of slate,
And he would say to Billy Joe, each time he sunk the eight:
He'd say:
Wish I had a known ya
When you were a little younger,
'Round me you might have learned a thing or two
If I had known ya longer
You might be a little stronger
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do,
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do.
[VERSE]
Now Billy Joe was busted,
But he hadn't felt the sting,
And from the far end of the table,
He threw his mother's wedding ring.
And he said, "you've won my money,
But it ain't gonna do the trick.
I'll bet this ring on one more game
against your fancy stick."
The Baron's eyes got foggy,
as the ring rolled on the felt,
And he almost doubled over
like he was hit below the belt.
Twenty years ago, it was the ring his wife had worn,
And he didn't know before he left
that a son would soon be born.
It sounded just like thunder
when The Baron shot the break,
But it grew quickly quiet, as he lined up the eight.
Then a warm hand touched his shoulder
And it chilled him to the bone
when he turned and saw the woman
who had loved him for so long.
The game was never finished,
The eight ball never fell,
The Baron calmly picked it up and put it on a shelf.
Then he placed the ring in the hands
that held him long ago.
And he tossed that fancy shootin' stick
to his son Billy Joe
And he said:
[CHORUS]
Wish I had a known ya
When you were a little younger,
'Round me you might have learned a thing or two
If I had known ya longer
You might be a little stronger
Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do,
2006-09-22 09:34:13 · answer #2 · answered by rsclflat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Cash
2006-09-19 15:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by Kimmy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahahahaha. confident you decide on to set that to united states song ? ought to sound so a lot more advantageous acceptable as a thrash metallic song. am i able to offer the song to my daughter's boyfriend to apply for his or her band ?
2016-11-28 03:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by leabow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋