Bad News lyrics

(Written by John D. Loudermilk)


(As performed by Johnny Cash)

Well, bad news travels like wildfire
Good news travel slow
They all call me Wildfire
`Cause everybody knows

(Chorus)
I`m bad, everywhere I go
Always gettin` in trouble
And leaving little girls
That hate to see me go

They tried to hang me in Oakland
And they did in Francisco
But I wouldn`t choke, I broke the rope
And they had to let me go, `cause

(Repeat Chorus)

Now from north to south, from east to west
The story is the same
From one state to another
I have to change my name, `cause

(Repeat Chorus)

Now I picked peaches in Georgia
I lumberjacked in Maine
I`ve been hired, fired and jailed
In any town you can name, `cause

(Repeat Chorus)


(As performed by Eddy Arnold)

Bad news travels like wildfire
Good news travels slow
They call my your Wildfire
`Cause everybody knows

That I`m bad news
Everywhere I go, whoa
Always gettin` into trouble
He he he he he hea
And leavin` little girls that hate to see me go

I`ve picked peaches down in Georgia
Lumberjacked up in Maine
I`ve been hired and jailed
In every state you can name

Because I`m bad news
Everywhere I go, whoa
Always gettin` into trouble
Ye he he he he he yeah
And leavin` little girls who hate to see me go

From north to south, from east to west
The story is the same
From one state to the other
I have to change my name

Because I`m bad news
Everywhere I go, whoa
Always a gettin` into trouble
Ha ha ha ha
And leavin` little girls who hate to see me go

Now they tried to hang me down in Oakland
And they did in San Frisco
But I wouldn`t choke
And I broke their rope
They had to let me go

Because I`m bad news
Everywhere I go, whoa
Always gettin` into trouble
And leavin` little girls who hate to see me go
He he he he hea