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Little white pills and whiskey 
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Honky tonks and smoke
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One night stands with his country band 
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Had him strung out on the ropes
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Well he cried out to Jesus 
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He said Jesus I think I'm too lost to save
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He already had one foot inside his grave 
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As he stepped into the mouth of Nickajack Cave 

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Everything was darkness
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Wasn't no light at all
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Just the cold dank air and the pitch black dirt
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And he spiders on the walls
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Well he laid down beneath a ledge
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And curled up there to meet his judgement day
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The shivering came upon him wave by wave
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Well he could feel the breath of death in Nickajack Cave

[Interlude]
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[Refrain]
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Then high above him shone a light
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  He never would forget
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Then he heard a voice say Johnny Cash
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I ain't thru with you yet
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Get up I ain't thru with you yet
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I ain't thru with you yet Johnny Cash, get up

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Then he crawled out from beneath that ledge
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  And felt a gentle breeze
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Tears and dirt smeared on his face
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As peaceful as could be
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Well he knelt down upon the ground
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Raised his eyes up to the light and prayed
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He said Lord I'll be your servant from this day
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That's how he became the Man In Black in Nickajack Cave
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That's how he became the Man In Black in Nickajack Cave

[Interlude]
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  Get up Johnny Cash I ain't thru with you yet 
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Get up

[Outro]
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