Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash

One of the highlights last week at the Lowell Folk Festival was the performance by Hayden Thompson of "Ring of Fire". I knew it as a famous Johnny Cash song and had heard it at the festival in previous years. Did you know that it was written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore?

 

Hayden sang it close to the original. If you closed your eyes, you would think it was Johnny himself on the stage.

 

Dale Watson did it well when he came to the Festival in his honky-tonky truck driving Texas style.

 

But Mingo Saldivar probably played it in the most memorable way with his accordian and Mexican verse.

 

The lyrics are simple; the beat and delivery is what makes it memorable.

 

Love Is A Burning Thing
And It Makes A Fiery Ring
Bound By Wild Desire
I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire

CHORUS:
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

The Taste Of Love Is Sweet
When Hearts Like Ours Meet
I Fell For You Like A Child
Oh, But The Fire Went Wild

CHORUS
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

And It Burns, Burns, Burns

The Ring Of Fire

The Ring Of Fire

What's your favorite Johnny Cash song?

 

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