The Baron Lyrics - The Man In Black - Johnny Cash

The Baron 

by: 

Johnny Cash 

[CHORUS] 

Wish I had a-known ya 

When you were a little younger 

Around me you might have learned a thing or two 

If I had known you longer 

You might be a little stronger 

And maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do 

Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do 

As he walked into the poolroom, you could tell he didn't fit 

In his handmade boots, custom suits, and pearl handled shooting stick 

Tonight there'd be a showdown, then everyone would know 

Who shoots the meanest game around - The Baron or Billy Joe 

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Billy Joe looked 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'd say to Billy Joe each time he sunk the eight 

He'd say... 

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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 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 had been 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 thickly 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 

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The game was never finished; the eight ball never fell 

The Baron calmly picked it up and put it on the shelf 

Then he placed the ring in the hands that held him long ago 

And he tossed that fancy shooting stick to his son Billy Joe 

and he said... 

[CHORUS]